Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (née Coventry; born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean politician, sports administrator, and former competitive swimmer who is the president of the International …

Kirsty Coventry, 41, was elected to one of the most powerful jobs in sports on Thursday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement.

Mar 25, 2025 · Who is Kirsty Coventry? She is Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time. She won seven medals across the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games.

Mar 20, 2025 · Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and African to ever be elected to the position.

Feb 6, 2026 · In her first eight months following Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee President, Kirsty Coventry has engaged with stakeholders from around the movement as she sets its …

Jun 23, 2025 · The International Olympic Committee on Monday officially inaugurated Kirsty Coventry, 41, as the first female and African president.

Mar 21, 2025 · Kirsty Coventry will become the first woman to hold the most powerful role in sport, having been elected the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president at a meeting in Greece.

Mar 20, 2025 · Coventry will formally replace Bach on June 23 — officially Olympic Day — as the 10th IOC president in its 131-year history. Bach reached the maximum 12 years in office.

In 2018, Coventry was appointed Zimbabwe’s Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, a role in which she has pushed legislation to combat match-fixing, abuse and sexual harassment in sport.

Mar 21, 2025 · Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'