DAPHNE, Alabama, March 12. KIRSTY Coventry was named the United States Sports Academy Female Athlete of the Month for February.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Coventry broke the second oldest record in swimming (16 years) when she swam the 200-meter backstroke in a world-record time of 2:06.39 at the Missouri Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Finishing behind Coventry was American swimmer Natalie Coughlin. The five-time Olympic medal winner set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke during a preliminary race at the Missouri Grand Prix, with a time of 59.21.<\/p>\n
Finishing in third place in the men's category was Eamon Sullivan, a 22-year-old swimmer from Australia. Sullivan broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.56 at the New South Wales Open in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Coventry joined quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants, who claimed Male Athlete of the Month honors after leading his team to victory in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
The Academy's Athlete of the Month is selected by a national voting committee comprising former athletes and members of media organizations and sport organizations and governing bodies. At the end of each year, the Athlete of the Month contest culminates in the Athlete of the Year worldwide fan vote, hosted by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Winners from each month are automatically added to the Athlete of the Year ballot.<\/p>\n
The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and the world with programs in instruction, research and service. The role of the Academy is to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to the USSA for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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