Linda Mackenzie

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.

FullnameLinda June Mackenzie

Nationalteam Australia

Born (1983-12-14) 14 December 1983 (age 42)

Mackay, Queensland

Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)

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Linda Mackenzie

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Full name	Linda June Mackenzie
National team	Australia
Born	(1983-12-14) 14 December 1983 (age 42) Mackay, Queensland
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal 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

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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]