Kirsty Coventry elected as the 10th – and first female – president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history. The former Zimbabwean swimmer, 41, was Thomas Bach's ...

During her Hall of Fame swimming career, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry stood on an Olympic podium on seven occasions, medal performances that spanned the 2004 and 2008 Games. In addition to ...

President-elect Kirsty Coventry speaks during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025.

The 67-year-old Irishman says the challenge for Coventry is that politicians are seeking "to weaponise the sports agenda" ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected as the first female president and the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, March 20, at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino.

Kirsty Coventry made history as the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in March. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean, who succeeded former President ...

Kirsty Coventry made sporting history by being elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its General Assembly on March 20, 2025. On Monday (June 23, 2025) she officially took ...

Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected president of the International Olympic Committee Thursday, becoming the Switzerland-based organization’s first woman and first African leader.

Newly elected International Olympic Committee IOC President Kirsty Coventry, second from right, is welcomed by officials at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sunday, March 23 ...

Not only did Coventry's willingness to swim the 400 IM help the Tigers win the NCAA title, it also paid dividends for Kirsty's career. "The 400 IM became one of my best events.