Clementine Stoney (born 22 October 1981) is an Australian former competitive
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 ...
and former world record-holder. She represented Australia at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
in Sydney. There she finished in thirteenth position in the 200-metre backstroke. Stoney won the silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the
2000 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece from 16 to 19 March 2000. 15 world records were set.
Men's events
Legend: WR: World record; CR: World Championships record
Women's ev ...
in Athens, Greece.
She was an
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
scholarship holder. Because of an illness, Stoney had to quit her swimming career in 2003.
See also
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World record progression 200 metres backstroke
This is a history of the progression of the world record for the 200-meter backstroke event. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50-meter) and Short course (swimming), short course (25-meter) swimmin ...
References
1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Albury
Australian female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Australia
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Australian Institute of Sport swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Sportswomen from New South Wales
21st-century Australian sportswomen
20th-century Australian sportswomen
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