Amanda 'Mandy' Drennan (born 22 May 1988 in Cowes, Victoria) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born without her right leg. She learned to swim as a child on Victoria's Phillip Island but trained in Melbourne several times a week due to the island's lack of facilities. At the age of ten, she competed in her first state championships and a year later represented Australia at the Pacific School Games. In 2000, she was offered a wildcard entry at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games but her family and coach decided it was not in her long term development to accept it.
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| - Mandy Drennan (Cowes, Victoria, 22 de mayo de 1988), es una competidora de natación paralímpica de Australia. Nació sin su pierna derecha. Aprendió a nadar de niña en Phillip Island, Victoria, pero entrenaba en Melbourne varias veces a la semana debido a la falta de instalaciones en la isla. A la edad de diez años, compitió en sus primeros campeonatos estatales y un año después representó a Australia en los Juegos Escolares del Pacífico. En 2000, se le ofreció una participación como wildcard en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Sídney 2000, pero su familia y su entrenador decidieron que no estaba en su desarrollo a largo plazo aceptarla. (es)
- Amanda 'Mandy' Drennan (born 22 May 1988 in Cowes, Victoria) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born without her right leg. She learned to swim as a child on Victoria's Phillip Island but trained in Melbourne several times a week due to the island's lack of facilities. At the age of ten, she competed in her first state championships and a year later represented Australia at the Pacific School Games. In 2000, she was offered a wildcard entry at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games but her family and coach decided it was not in her long term development to accept it. (en)
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| - Mandy Drennan (Cowes, Victoria, 22 de mayo de 1988), es una competidora de natación paralímpica de Australia. Nació sin su pierna derecha. Aprendió a nadar de niña en Phillip Island, Victoria, pero entrenaba en Melbourne varias veces a la semana debido a la falta de instalaciones en la isla. A la edad de diez años, compitió en sus primeros campeonatos estatales y un año después representó a Australia en los Juegos Escolares del Pacífico. En 2000, se le ofreció una participación como wildcard en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Sídney 2000, pero su familia y su entrenador decidieron que no estaba en su desarrollo a largo plazo aceptarla. Compitió en el Campeonato de Natación IPC 2002 en Mar Del Plata, Argentina, ganando una medalla de oro en el relevo femenino de 4 × 100 m medley y una medalla de plata en el relevo femenino de 4 × 100 m estilo libre. Obtuvo una beca de natación paralímpica del Instituto Australiano de Deportes de 2003-2004. Ganó una medalla de bronce en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Atenas 2004 en el evento femenino de 4 × 100 m estilo libre de 34 puntos. Compitió en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín 2008 y no ganó ninguna medalla. En 2005, ganó el premio al Deportista del Año de Bass Coast. En 2011, nadó 66 km alrededor de Phillip Island en una jaula de tiburones para recaudar fondos para restablecer el Hospital Warley en la isla. Su madre era enfermera en el centro cuando cerró en 2007. Trabaja como farmacéutica en Melbourne. (es)
- Amanda 'Mandy' Drennan (born 22 May 1988 in Cowes, Victoria) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born without her right leg. She learned to swim as a child on Victoria's Phillip Island but trained in Melbourne several times a week due to the island's lack of facilities. At the age of ten, she competed in her first state championships and a year later represented Australia at the Pacific School Games. In 2000, she was offered a wildcard entry at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games but her family and coach decided it was not in her long term development to accept it. She competed in the 2002 in Mar Del Plata, Argentina winning a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 m medley relay and silver medal in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She held an Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic swimming scholarship from 2003-2004. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts event. She competed at the 2008 Beijing Games and did not win a medal. In 2005, she won the Bass Coast Sportsperson of the Year award. In 2011, she swam 66 km around Phillip Island in a shark cage to raise funds to re-establish Warley Hospital on the Island. Her mother was a nurse at the centre when it closed in 2007.She works as pharmacist in Melbourne. (en)
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