Michelle Lischinsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete
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Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
About Michelle Lischinsky
- Michelle Lischinsky (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian former swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.
- She represented Canada, as a 25-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also trained for the Manitoba Swim Club, under her longtime coach and mentor Vlastimil Cerný, a Czech-born swimmer who competed in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Lischinsky competed only in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
- She finished behind her teammate Kelly Stefanyshyn from the Olympic Trials in Montreal with a FINA A-cut of 1:02.89.
- In the 100-metre backstroke, Lischinsky failed to qualify for the top 8 final, as she finished her semifinal run in a thirteenth-seeded time of 1:02.55.
- Six days later, in the 4×100-metre medley relay, the Canadians managed to settle for sixth place in the final at 4:07.55.
- Teaming with Christin Petelski, Jen Button, and Laura Nicholls in the prelims, Lischinsky led off a backstroke leg and recorded a split of 1:03.32.
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