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Kyna NEWMAN
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC South Africa   
GenderWomen
Born19 Mar 1996 in Umkomaas, RSA
Height1.75 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Hervey Bay, QLD, AUS
Higher education
Education, Psychology - Florida International University: Miami, FL, USA
General Interest
Hobbies
Diving, going to the beach, spending time with family and friends. (fiusports.com, 19 Nov 2017)
Further Personal Information
Languages
English
General Interest
Awards and honours
She was named Swimmer of the Meet at the Conference USA Championship in the 2016/17 season. (conferenceusa.com, 25 Feb 2017; fiusports.com, 2017)

She was named Conference USA Swimmer of the Week four times during the 2015/16 season. (fiusports.com, 2017)
Other sports
She has represented South Africa in open water swimming, including at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Dec 2018)
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Coach, Lifeguard

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2013 Barcelona, ESP 800m Freestyle 8:54.10
Heats 2013 Barcelona, ESP 400m Freestyle 4:19.66
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 200m Freestyle 2:00.26
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 400m Freestyle 4:15.37
Heats 2012 Istanbul, TUR 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:02.49
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
25 2013 Barcelona, ESP 5km 57:30.8
11 2013 Barcelona, ESP 5km - Team Time Trial 56:34.7
African Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2012 Nairobi, KEN 800m Freestyle 9:05.77
4 2012 Nairobi, KEN 50m Freestyle 27.48 q
2 2012 Nairobi, KEN 1500m Freestyle 17:14.24
2 2012 Nairobi, KEN 100m Freestyle 58.32 q
2 2012 Nairobi, KEN 200m Freestyle 2:04.24
4 2012 Nairobi, KEN 200m Breaststroke 2:54.13
1 2012 Nairobi, KEN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:55.54
1 2012 Nairobi, KEN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:39.57