CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first ...

The IOC elected two-time Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry as its new president in a vote on Thursday. She will replace Thomas Bach.

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold ...

"The young girl who first started swimming in Zimbabwe all those years ... back-to-back titles in 200-meters backstroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics and Beijing four years later.

She began swimming at age 2 and by age 9 was so successful that ... “She has always known what she is capable of,” said Brackin, who coached Coventry at the Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.

Coventry was the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 200 meters backstroke in 2004 and 2008. She retired from swimming after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 with seven Olympic medals ...

Coventry was the back-to-back Olympic champion in the 200 meters backstroke in 2004 and 2008. She retired from swimming after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 with seven Olympic medals ...

Coventry claimed her first Olympic medals at the 2004 Athens Games ... After retiring from competitive swimming, Coventry transitioned into sports administration, taking up the role of Zimbabwe ...

Kirsty Coventry, a Zimbabwean swimmer who competed for Auburn in the early 2000s, has been elected president of the IOC.