Shannon Shakespeare

Shannon Shakespeare

Personal information
Full name	Shannon Shakespeare
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1977-05-06) May 6, 1977 Mission, British Columbia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Manitoba Marlins
Medal record World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio 4x200m free Silver 1995 Rio 4x100m medley Pan Pacific Championships Silver 1997 Fukuoka 4x100 m medley Bronze 1993 Kobe 4x100 m free Bronze 1995 Atlanta 4x200 m free Commonwealth Games Bronze 1994 Victoria 50 m freestyle Bronze 1994 Victoria 4x100 m freestyle Pan American Games Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100m freestyle Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4x200m freestyle Silver 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100m medley

Shannon Shakespeare (born May 6, 1977 in Mission, British Columbia) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 17th position in the 200 m Freestyle. During the late 1990s Shakespeare was a key member in the Canadian Freestyle Relay Teams. She won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She was the Canadian champion in the women's 50m freestyle in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 1999.

References

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• sports-reference
• Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame