Angie Bainbridge
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Angie Lee Bainbridge OAM
(born 16 October 1989) is an Australia
n freestyle swimmer
who specialises in the 200 m event.
At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships
she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
as a member of the 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle relay squads by coming sixth and third in the respective individual events.
She was not used as Australia won bronze in the shorter race. She then swam the heats of the longer relay, and collected gold when the first-choice quartet won the final in a world record time.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 16 October 1989) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n freestyle swimmer
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
who specialises in the 200 m event.
At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships
2008 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 22–29 March 2008...
she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
as a member of the 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle relay squads by coming sixth and third in the respective individual events.
She was not used as Australia won bronze in the shorter race. She then swam the heats of the longer relay, and collected gold when the first-choice quartet won the final in a world record time.