Alex Bennett (swimmer) explained

Alex Bennett
Club:	Nova Centurian
Birth Date:	1977 ^[1]
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Alexandra Bennett (married name Alexandra Kelham; born 1977) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Bennett represented England in seven events at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,^[2] which included three medals; a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with Claire Huddart, Karen Pickering and Sue Rolph, and two silver medals in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay.^{[3] [4]}

She missed out on the chance to compete at the 1996 Olympic Games after a serious car accident, in which she broke both of her legs.^[1]

Personal life

She is a lawyer by trade.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bennett's Olympic hopes end in head-on car crash. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024170613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/bennetts-olympic-hopes-end-in-head-on-car-crash-1317813.html . 2019-10-24 . limited . live. The Independent.
2. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. Web site: 1994 Athletes. Team England.
4. Web site: England team in 1994. Commonwealth Games Federation. 24 October 2019. 7 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all. dead.
5. Web site: Profile. British Swimming.