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Michelle Smith
Swimmer
Female
Born
Dec 16, 1969
Age
43
Michelle Smith is a retired Irish swimmer and practising Irish barrister. She was a triple gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 200 m individual medley. She also won the bronze medal… Read More
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Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Michelle Smith.
CHILDHOOD
1969
Birth
Born in 1969.
TEENAGE
TWENTIES
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Smith's second major championship was at the 1991 World Championships in Perth, Australia, where she finished 13th in the 400 m individual medley.
1992
23 Years Old
She competed in the 200 m medley and backstroke and 400 m medley in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, despite suffering an injury in the months leading up to the Games.
1993
24 Years Old
In 1993 she trained with Erik de Bruin, whom she had met in Barcelona.
1994
25 Years Old
She finished fifth in the 200 m butterfly at the 1994 World Championships.
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1995
26 Years Old
In 1995, Smith set Irish records in 50 m, 100 m, 400 m and 800 m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, 100 m and 200 m butterfly, and 200 m and 400 m medley events.
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1996
27 Years Old
Two years after the 1996 Summer Olympics, FINA banned Smith for four years for tampering with her urine sample using alcohol.
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THIRTIES
1999
30 Years Old
Her experiences at the CAS had an effect beyond her swimming career. It was there that she developed an interest in the law; after officially announcing her retirement from swimming in 1999, she returned to university, graduating from University College Dublin with a degree in law.
2005
36 Years Old
In July 2005 she was conferred with the degree of Barrister at Law of King's Inns, Dublin.
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2007
38 Years Old
In 2007, she appeared on Celebrities Go Wild, an RTÉ reality television show in which eight celebrities had to fend for themselves in the wilds of rural Connemara.
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2008
39 Years Old
Her first book, Transnational Litigation: Jurisdiction and Procedure was published in 2008 by Thomson Round Hall which is respected in legal circles.
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