Kenza Bennaceur

Kenza Bennaceur
Personal information
Full name Kenza Bennaceur
Nationality  Algeria
Born (1976-01-14) 14 January 1976
Algiers, Algeria
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, medley

Kenza Bennaceur (Arabic: كنزة بن ناصر; born January 14, 1976) is an Algerian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and in individual medley events. She won two bronze medals in the 200 m butterfly (2:33.54) and 400 m individual medley (5:29.60) at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

Bennaceur competed only in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:07.00 from the All-Africa Games.[2] Swimming in heat two, Bennaceur decided to scratch out from the race, and then withdrew from the Games for personal and health reasons on the first day of prelims.[3][4]

References

  1. Smith, Neville (12 September 1999). "All-Africa Games Day 1: Wittstock Causes Upset As SA Strikes Gold At Ellis Park". Swim News. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 224. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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