Anne Jardin

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]

Anne Jardin
Personal information
Full nameAnne Elizabeth Jardin
National teamCanada
Born (1959-07-26) July 26, 1959
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPointe-Claire Swim Club

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]

See also

References
  1. 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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