Linda June Mackenzie, OAM[4] (born 14 December 1983) is an Australian freestyleswimmer. She preferred the longer 200-, 400-, and 800-metre events and won the Australian 400-metre national title five years in a row (2004–2008). She was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and has picked up silver medals in the same event at the 2003 and 2005 world championships.
Mackenzie qualified for the 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle events at the Olympic Games in Beijing and was a member of the winning Australian team in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay. She was the last swimmer in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Together with Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt and Kylie Palmer the world record was broken by 5.78 seconds.
linda, mackenzie, linda, june, mackenzie, born, december, 1983, australian, freestyle, swimmer, preferred, longer, metre, events, australian, metre, national, title, five, years, 2004, 2008, part, australian, team, that, gold, medal, metre, freestyle, relay, 2. Linda June Mackenzie OAM 4 born 14 December 1983 is an Australian freestyle swimmer She preferred the longer 200 400 and 800 metre events and won the Australian 400 metre national title five years in a row 2004 2008 She was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal in the 4 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and has picked up silver medals in the same event at the 2003 and 2005 world championships Linda MackenziePersonal informationFull nameLinda June MackenzieNational team AustraliaBorn 1983 12 14 14 December 1983 age 40 Mackay QueenslandHeight1 61 m 5 ft 3 in Weight52 kg 115 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleMedal record Women s swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4 200 m freestyle World Championships Long Course 2005 Montreal 1 4 200 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 2 4 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 200 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4 200 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 3 4 200 m freestyle Mackenzie qualified for the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle events at the Olympic Games in Beijing and was a member of the winning Australian team in the women s 4 200 metre freestyle relay She was the last swimmer in the 4 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Together with Stephanie Rice Bronte Barratt and Kylie Palmer the world record was broken by 5 78 seconds She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder 5 See also editWorld record progression 4 200 metres freestyle relayReferences edit Montreal 2005 Results Archived from the original on 28 January 2007 Retrieved 9 June 2007 Barcelona 2003 Results Retrieved 9 June 2007 dead link Swimming Schedule and Results Archived from the original on 11 August 2007 Retrieved 22 August 2007 Mackenzie Linda June It s An Honour Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 26 January 2009 AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linda Mackenzie Swimming Australia profile permanent dead link nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to an Australian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linda Mackenzie amp oldid 1156928865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
