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Anne Jardin

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Anne Jardin
Personal information
Full nameAnne Elizabeth Jardin
National teamCanada
Born (1959-07-26) July 26, 1959 (age 65)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPointe-Claire Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City 200 m freestyle
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle

Anne Elizabeth Jardin (born July 26, 1959), later known by her married name Anne Alexander, is a Canadian former competition swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in her hometown of Montreal.[1]

She finished third in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Becky Smith, Gail Amundrud and Barbara Clark, and also ended up in third place in the 4x100 medley relay, with Wendy Cook, Robin Corsiglia and Susan Sloan. She broke the world record in the 50-metre freestyle on August 19, 1978, in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Jardin is currently a physical education teacher, as well as a Student Success teacher at Frank Ryan Senior Elementary School in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]

Her niece, Barbara Jardin, is a swimmer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bergeron, Alain (August 1, 2012). "Slow start dooms Canadian freestyle relay". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ^ Profile at Sports Reference
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