Kenza Bennaceur

Kenza Bennaceur

Personal information
Full name	Kenza Bennaceur
Nationality	Algeria
Born	14 January 1976 Algiers, Algeria
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, medley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Algeria All-Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg 200 m butterfly 1999 Johannesburg 400 m medley

Kenza Bennaceur (Arabic: كنزة بن ناصر‎‎; born January 14, 1976) is an Algerian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and in individual medley events. She won two bronze medals in the 200 m butterfly (2:33.54) and 400 m individual medley (5:29.60) at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1]

Bennaceur competed only in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:07.00 from the All-Africa Games.^[2] Swimming in heat two, Bennaceur decided to scratch out from the race, and then withdrew from the Games for personal and health reasons on the first day of prelims.^[3][4]

References

1. Smith, Neville (12 September 1999). "All-Africa Games Day 1: Wittstock Causes Upset As SA Strikes Gold At Ellis Park". Swim News. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
2. "Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 224. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
4. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

External links

• Olympic Profile