Shannon Shakespeare

Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist. Shakespeare competed for Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished in 17th position in the 200-metre freestyle. During the late 1990s Shakespeare was a key member in the Canadian freestyle relay teams. She won a bronze medal in the 50-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre freestyle in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She was the Canadian champion in the women's 50-metre freestyle in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1999.

Shannon Shakespeare

Personal information
Full name	Shannon Shakespeare
National team	Canada
Born	(1977-05-06) May 6, 1977 Mission, British Columbia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Manitoba Marlins
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada World Championships (SC) 1995 Rio 4x200 m freestyle 1995 Rio 4x100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1997 Fukuoka 4x100 m medley 1993 Kobe 4x100 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4x200 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 50 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 50 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 4x200 m freestyle 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

External links

• Shannon Shakespeare at the Canadian Olympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-10)
• Shannon Shakespeare at the Canadian Olympic Committee
• Shannon Shakespeare at the International Olympic Committee
• Shannon Shakespeare at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-08-14)