| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  South Africa England |
| Born | (1967-01-06)6 January 1967 (age 59) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | Western Province |
Annette Cowley-Nel (born 1967) is a retired international freestyle swimmer. She was born in South Africa to an English mother[1] and lived inBoston, Bellville.[2]
Her time in her Commonwealth trial was faster than the eventual gold medal time, and she would have been favourite to win the race.[1]
In the 1986 she moved to the UK and hoped to represent England in the 100mFreestyle at the1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh; however, she was disqualified, withZola Budd,[3] on residency grounds. At the time, South Africa was subject to an international boycott in protest of theApartheid government. The ban was upheld by the High Court, and Cowley-Nel was unable to compete.[4] She was subsequently unable to compete for South Africa after the country's readmittance to international sport, as she had previously represented England.
She won the 1986 ASANational Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the200 metres freestyle.[5]
Cowley-Nel is married to Jeremy Nel, with whom she owns Luxury Brands, a marketing and communications agency.[6]
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