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Oct 04, 1952 London, Ontario, Canada Died on 14 Jun 2009 (aged 56)
Canadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist
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About Angela Coughlan
- Angela Denise Coughlan, O.Ont.
- (October 4, 1952 – June 14, 2009) was a Canadian competition swimmer.
- At the peak of her competitive swimming career from 1968 to 1971, she was the best Canadian female freestyle specialist, going undefeated in freestyle events at Canadian meets during that time, as well as breaking a world record and 13 Canadian records.
- As a member of the Canadian national swim team, she anchored the 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre medley relay teams, and earned both individual and team relay medals at the 1967 Pan American Games, the 1968 Olympics, the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1971 Pan American Games.
- Named Canadian Female Athlete of the Year in 1970, she retired from competitive swimming in 1972 at the age of 19.
- Part of her post-competitive career was spent as a swim coach and mentor to younger swimmers.
