Anne Jardin

Anne Elizabeth Jardin (born July 26, 1959), later known by her married name Anne Alexander, is a Canadian former competition swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in her hometown of Montreal.^[1]

Anne Jardin

Personal information
Full name	Anne Elizabeth Jardin
National team	Canada
Born	(1959-07-26) July 26, 1959 (age 66) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Pointe-Claire Swim Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m freestyle 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Mexico City 200 m freestyle British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle

She finished third in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Becky Smith, Gail Amundrud and Barbara Clark, and also ended up in third place in the 4x100 medley relay, with Wendy Cook, Robin Corsiglia and Susan Sloan. She broke the world record in the 50-metre freestyle on August 19, 1978, in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Jardin is currently a physical education teacher, as well as a Student Success teacher at Frank Ryan Senior Elementary School in Ottawa, Ontario.^[2]

Her niece, Barbara Jardin, is a swimmer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 50 metres freestyle