Anne Elizabeth Jardin (born July 26, 1959), later known by her married name Anne Alexander, is a Canadian former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who won two bronze medals at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in her hometown of Montreal. She finished third in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Becky Smith,

Gail Amundrud Gail Amundrud-Beattie (born April 6, 1957) is a former competition freestyle swimmer from Canada. Swimming career At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Amundrud won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, alongsid ...

and Barbara Clark, and also ended up in third place in the 4x100 medley relay, with

Wendy Cook Wendy Elizabeth Hogg née Wendy Cook (born September 15, 1956) is a female retired Canadian swimmer. Swimming career She competed in backstroke and medley relay events at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1976; in ...

Robin Corsiglia Robin Marie Corsiglia (born August 12, 1962), later known by her married name Robin Scholefield, is a former competitive swimmer from Canada. She represented Canada as a 13 year old at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Corsiglia won ...

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 Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

.Profile at Sports Reference
/ref> Her niece,

Barbara Jardin Barbara Jardin (born October 22, 1991) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, who lives in Montreal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she finished 6th overall in the heats in the women's 200-metre freestyle, and narrowly missed qualifying for ...

, is a swimmer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

Canadian Olympic Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jardin, Anne 1959 births Living people Canadian female freestyle swimmers Houston Cougars women's swimmers Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in swimming Swimmers from Montreal Swimmers from Ottawa Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Quebec 20th-century Canadian sportswomen

See also

References

External links