Alex Bennett (swimmer)

Alex Bennett
Personal information
Born1977 [1]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubNova Centurian
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria4x200m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria4x100m medley relay

Alexandra Bennett (married name Alexandra Kelham; born 1977) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Early life

She lived in Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, and attended Southwell Minster School.[2]

Swimming career

Bennett represented England in seven events at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,[3] which included three medals; a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with Claire Huddart, Karen Pickering and Sue Rolph, and two silver medals in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay.[4][5]

She missed out on the chance to compete at the 1996 Olympic Games after a serious car accident, in which she broke both of her legs.[1] She had the accident on Monday February 5 1996 at Thurgarton crossroads, and had to have a ten-hour operation in the Queen's Medical Centre.

Personal life

She is a lawyer by trade.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bennett's Olympic hopes end in head-on car crash". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post Thursday 17 June 1993, page 17
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Profile". British Swimming.
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