Kaylene Corbett
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| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1999 Bloemfontein, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaylene Corbett (born 15 June 1999) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2][3]
In June 2021, she qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She won the second semi-final and joined her teammate, Tatjana Schoenmaker, in the final. It was the first time since Sydney 2000 that two South African women reached the finals of the same event. Corbett managed fifth place while Schoenmaker took gold.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Fresh & Hungry: Kaylene Corbett". heslopsports.co.za. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Kaylene Corbett Time Trials an Olympic Qualification Swim in 200 Breast at South African Nationals". Swimming World News. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "SA's Schoenmaker smashes 200m breaststroke world record and claims Olympic gold". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links[]
- Kaylene Corbett at FINA
- Kaylene Corbett at Olympics.com
- Kaylene Corbett at Olympedia
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