Anna McVann
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Therese McVann |
| National team | Australia |
| Born | 30 December 1968 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Anna Therese McVann (born 30 December 1968) is a former competition swimmer who represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. At the age of 14, Anna McVann swam in her first national championships broke a national age record for the 200-metre freestyle event. McVann set 120 different South Australian records in several different events.[1] In 1984 she became the first female to win gold medals in all freestyle events at the Australian championships.[2] This effort saw her automatically selected for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she was a finalist in all her events: 200-, 400-, and 800-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre freestyle relay.[3]
McVann would also compete at the inaugural Pan-Pacific Meet in Tokyo in 1985[1] and then again at 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, making the final in the 400-, and 800- metre freestyle events.[4]
After returning home following the Commonwealth Games McVann retired from swimming to study physiotherapy but would return to swimming again in 1990 before finally retiring in 1992.[2]
In 2000 McVann was a torch bearer in the Torch Relay for the Sydney Olympics.[2]
In 2008 McVann was inducted into the SwimmingSA Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Olympedia – Anna McVann". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 20 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Anna McVann Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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