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Penelope Heyns

Penelope Heyns

South African former swimmer
Penelope Heyns OIS is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the ... Wikipedia
Born: 1974 (age 49 years), Springs, South Africa
Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Medals: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke, Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, and Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
College team: University of Nebraska, USA
Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport: Swimming