section_path: Swimming career/2005 and 2007 World Aquatics Championships
section_name: 2005 and 2007 World Aquatics Championships
paragraph_text: 2005 and 2007 World Aquatics Championships
  
  At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada, Coventry improved on her 2004 Olympic medal count by winning gold in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and silver in the 200 m and the 400 m IM. She bettered her Olympic gold-winning 200 m backstroke time with a performance of 2:08.52. She was one of just two swimmers from Zimbabwe along with Warren Paynter.
  
  In Melbourne, Australia, at the 2007 World Championships, Coventry won silver medals in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m IM. She was disqualified in the 400 m IM when finishing second to eventual winner Katie Hoff in her heat. Coventry finished in a disappointing 14th place in the 100 m backstroke in a time of 1:01.73, failing to qualify for the final. She continued her good form of 2007 by winning four gold medals at the International Swim Meet in Narashino, Japan. She led the way in the 200 m and 400 m IM as well as the 100 m and 200 m backstroke. In the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, Coventry won seven gold and three silver medals.