Marianne Kriel was born on this day

Marianne Kriel was born in Bellville on 30 August 1971.[i] She attended Bellville High School, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stellenbosch University.[ii] Kriel earned herself a gold medal at the All Africa Games in the 100 metre backstroke in 1995.[iii] Marianne Kriel won a bronze medal in the 100 metre backstroke in the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia.[iv] She was elected co-captain of the South African Olympic team.[v] Other than Penny Heyns, Kriel was the only other South African to receive a medal at the Atlanta Games.[vi] Kriel participated in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games.[vii] She also received the President’s Award in 1993 and 1996.[viii] Marianne was also captain of the South African teams, which participated at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Canada, and once again, captained South Africa at the 1995 All Africa Games held in Zimbabwe.[ix] Marianne holds the South African and African backstroke record in the 100 and 200 metre backstroke.[x] End Notes [i] Marianne Kriel, http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/marianne-kriel-1.html ↵ [ii] Marianne Kriel – Olympic medallist, http://swimhistory.org/champions/1992/marianne-kriel ↵ [iii] Marianne Kriel – Olympic medallist, http://swimhistory.org/champions/1992/marianne-kriel ↵ [iv] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 141. ↵ [v] South Africa at the Olympics, Part 3, https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/people-culture/sport/sports-news/olympics-92-08 ↵ [vi] Clinton Botha. 2013. Penny Heyns to pay Roodepoortrecord a visit soon, http://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2013/07/30/penny-heyns-to-pay-roodepoort-a-visit-soon/ ↵ [vii] Marianne Kriel, https://www.olympic.org/marianne-kriel ↵ [viii] Marianne Kriel, http://www.yatedo.com/p/Marianne+Kriel/famous/b46adbf42bd441a514f57eafd5c9ac88 ↵ [ix] South Africa at the Olympics, Part 3, https://www.brandsouthafrica.com/people-culture/sport/sports-news/olympics-92-08 ↵ [x] Marianne Kriel – Olympic medallist, http://swimhistory.org/champions/1992/marianne-kriel ↵