Jennifer Button (born October 15, 1977) is a former female
butterfly
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and
freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
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* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
swimmer
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from Canada, who competed for her native country at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney, Australia. Her best result was finishing in fifth place in the women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay event.
References
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1977 births
Living people
Canadian female butterfly swimmers
Canadian female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Canada
Sportspeople from British Columbia
Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
People from Comox, British Columbia
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