Melissa Morgan (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 1 January 1985 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Burnside Swim Club |
Melissa Morgan (born 1 January 1985) is an Australian swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.[1]
Morgan qualified for the women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining both her personal record and an A-standard entry time of 2:12.90 from the Telstra Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney.[2][3] Morgan secured her spot for the semifinals, after finishing twelfth overall in the morning's preliminary heats, outside her personal record of 2:14.06. On the evening session, Morgan edged out her teammate Frances Adcock in the second semifinal run with a much faster time of 2:13.34, but failed to qualify for the final.[4]
She is a member of the Burnside Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by Glen Barringen.
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