Read the bio below and try to give details on marianne kriel 's: - medaltemplates - birth date Bio: marianne kriel -lrb- born august 30 , 1971 in bellville , western cape -rrb- is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from south africa , who won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta , georgia . met with nelson mandela . she spent some time training at southern methodist university -lrb- smu -rrb- where she met close friends tia gibson and her daughters meg and katie . kriel also participated in the 1992 summer olympics in barcelona , spain , and received the president 's award in 1993 and 1996 . kriel was the first woman to captain a multi-code team to the 1994 commonwealth games and the 1995 all-africa games . kriel grew up in bellville -lrb- near cape town -rrb- where she attended bellville high school . she continued to be a role model to her fellow pupils of all races and backgrounds , in a way playing a big role in the unification of south africa 's youth .
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- medaltemplates is women 's swimming- birth date is august 30 , 1971