Penelope Heyns

Penelope ("Penny") Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992. Along with Australian champion Leisel Jones, Heyns is regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers.

Penny Heyns
Penelope Heyns in Times Square, New York (2015)
Personal information
Full namePenelope Heyns
NicknamePenny
Nationality South Africa
Born (1974-11-08) 8 November 1974
Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Nebraska, USA
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong 50 m breaststroke
1999 Hong Kong 100 m breaststroke
1999 Hong Kong 200 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1995 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
1999 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
1999 Sydney 200 m breaststroke
1995 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
1997 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 100 m breaststroke
Goodwill Games
1998 New York 100 m breaststroke
1998 New York 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
1995 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
1995 Fukuoka 200 m breaststroke
1997 Catania 100 m breaststroke
All-Africa Games
1995 Harare 100 m breaststroke
1995 Harare 200 m breaststroke
1995 Harare 4 x 100 m medley
1999 Johannesburg 100 m breaststroke
1999 Johannesburg 200 m breaststroke
1999 Johannesburg 4 x 100 m medley
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