Madison Kennedy
Kennedy at the 2011 Santa Clara Grand Invitational
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1987-12-22) December 22, 1987
Avon, Connecticut, U.S.
Home townCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
ClubDC Trident[1]
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Coachself coached
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2016 Windsor4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Hangzhou4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Hangzhou4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Windsor50 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Madison Kennedy

Madison Kennedy (born December 22, 1987) is an American swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League. She is a World Record holder in the 4×50 m freestyle relay. She won a gold medal at the 2015 US Nationals in the 50m freestyle, and silver in 2010 and 2011.[2] She has competed at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 2008, 2012, and 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, multiple relay medals at the 2014 SC World Championships, two gold medals at the 2009 World University Games.[3] In 2016, she was the fastest swimmer in the Women's 50m freestyle during the prelims at the US Olympic Trials.[4] She came into the trials that year as the top seed.[5]

References

  1. Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale". SwimSwam.
  2. "Madison Kennedy". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. "Madison Kennedy". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. Lutz, Rachel. "Madison Kennedy leads field into 50m freestyle U.S. Trials semifinal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Madison Kennedy Maintains Top Seed In 50 Free Prelims - Swimming World News". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.


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