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Coventry was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kirsty-coventry-named-chair-of-ioc-athletes-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">also recently elected<\/a> Chair of the IOC Athletes&#8217; Commission. Coventry replaces outgoing Chair\u00a0<strong>Angela Ruggiero<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry was elected at the 132nd International Olympic Committee Session in Pyeongchang. 51 ballots were distributed and there were zero no votes. Coventry has been with IOC for six years as she was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2012-london-olympics-zimbabwes-kirsty-coventry-named-to-ioc-athletes-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">elected to the IOC Athletes&#8217; Commission<\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Coventry is regarded as the greatest swimmer from Africa, and one of the ten best female swimmers ever. She won seven gold medals in two Olympics and she competed in five total Games. 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