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  With seven Olympic medals, Coventry is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. At the time of her retirement, she had tied with Krisztina Egerszegi for having won the most individual Olympic medals in women's swimming. This feat has since been surpassed by Katie Ledecky. Coventry competed at five Olympics, from 2000 to 2016. As of 2024, she has won all but one of Zimbabwe's Olympic medals.
  
  She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2023.