Anne Jardin-Alexander (born July 26, 1959 in Montréal, Quebec) is a former international freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in her hometown Montreal.

She finished third in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith

Becky Smith

Becky Smith-Wiber is a former international medley and butterfly swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, behind teammate Cheryl Gibson...

, Gail Amundrud

Gail Amundrud

Gail Amundrud is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith, Barbara Clark, and Anne Jardin....

, and Barbara Clark

Barbara Clark

Barbara Clark is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith, Gail Amundrud, and Anne Jardin....

, and also ended up in third place in the 4x100 Medley Relay, with Wendy Cook, Robin Corsiglia

Robin Corsiglia

Robin Corsiglia is a former swimmer from Canada who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Corsiglia attended the University of Southern California....

, and Susan Sloan

Susan Sloan

Susan Estelle Sloan Smith is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada who won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :* at Sports Reference...

. She broke the world record in the 50m free on August 19, 1978 in Etobicoke, Ontario

Etobicoke, Ontario

Etobicoke is a dissolved municipality located within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the western section of the current city, it had an official population of 338,117 as measured by the 2001 Census and 334,491 people as of the 2006 Census. While it only contains 13% of...

. Jardin is currently a physical education teacher at Frank Ryan Senior Elementary School in Ottawa, Ontario.

References

• Canadian Olympic Committee