OlympianSwimming

Madison Kennedy

news from athlete's sport

Lights, Camera, Action: Olympian Erica Sullivan Talks About College Swimming, Paris 2024 & A Career In Film
The last time Erica Sullivan swam on the world stage, she won an Olympic silver medal in the inaugural women’s 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Her teammate, Katie Ledecky, won the historic race and could have easily overshadowed ...
Oct 25, 2023
The Beat Goes On: Olympic Silver Medalist Jay Litherland Talks Swimming & Making Music
Ask Jay Litherland for his lucky number, and he might say 3. The 28-year-old Olympic silver medalist is one of triplets and has citizenship in three countries. His dad, Andrew Litherland, is from New Zealand; mom Chizuko is from Japan, where the triple...
Oct 24, 2023

Athlete Bio

Height

6'0"

Hometown

Charlotte, NC

Education

Avon High School (Avon, Conn.) ‘05 University of California Berkeley ’10, Personality psychology

Personal

Personal: Daughter of Jordana and James Kennedy...Personal: Has two sisters, Hannah and Jessica...Personal: Began swimming at age 4...Personal: Hobbies include reading, hiking, teaching barre, and exploring new restaurants and coffee shops.

Career Highlights

Pan American Games Toronto 2015, silver (400-meter freestyle relay), 5th (50 freestyle)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2018 – gold (200-meter freestyle relay, 200 mixed freestyle relay), 8th (50 freestyle)
Years of Participation: Short Course – 2014, 2016, 2018
Medals: 7 (4 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze)
Gold – 2018 (200 freestyle relay, 200 mixed freestyle relay); 2016 (400 freestyle relay); 2014 (200 mixed freestyle relay)
Silver – 2014 (400 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay)
Bronze – 2016 (50 freestyle)