Nathalie Bernard

Who is Nathalie Bernard?

Nathalie Bernard is a retired South African-born New Zealand swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. She is a single-time Olympian, and a member of North Shore Swim Club in Auckland, under head coach Thomas Ansorg.

Bernard qualified for the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the New Zealand team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Teaming with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch, and Rebecca Linton in heat two, Bernard recorded a split of 2:07.00 to anchor the last 50 metres. She and the rest of the Kiwis finished the race in seventh place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 8:14.76.