From swimming prodigy to IOC president: Kirsty Coventry reflects on her inspirational journey https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1159206f-08a0-4347-a072-c0f2936f210d For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11-15/Swimming-prodigy-to-IOC-chief-Kirsty-Coventry-reflects-on-her-journey-1IkjcxAoGrK/p.html International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry reflects on her extraordinary journey, from a two-year-old learning to swim with her family to becoming Africa's most decorated Olympian and now the first woman and African to lead the IOC. In an exclusive interview with China Media Group (CMG), she recalls how personal dreams evolved into national pride, how returning home to Zimbabwe after Athens 2004 reshaped her sense of purpose and how her experiences as both athlete and policymaker now drive her leadership. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:37:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube From swimming prodigy to IOC president: Kirsty Coventry reflects on her inspirational journey https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1159206f-08a0-4347-a072-c0f2936f210d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.