Kendra Slawinski

Kendra Slawinski Template:Post-nominals (born 13 December 1962), originally known as Kendra Lowe, is a former England netball international. Between 1983 and 1995 she made 128 senior appearances for England. She represented England at the 1983 and 1987 World Netball Championships and at 1985 and 1989 World Games and captained the team at the 1991 and 1995 World Netball Championships and at the 1993 World Games. In 1996, she was awarded an OBE for her services to netball.

Early life, family and education

Slawinski is the daughter of Lili and Kenny Lowe Sr. She was raised in Billingham. Her older brother, Kenny Lowe, is a former England men's semi-pro international footballer and Perth Glory manager.<ref name="independent121100">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="perthnow051215">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Slawinski attended De Montfort University.<ref name="dmu130502">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Playing career

England

Between 1983 and 1995, Slawinski made 128 senior appearances for England. She represented England at the 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995 World Netball Championships<ref name="onh0887a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="onh0791b">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="onh0795a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and at the 1985, 1989 and 1993 World Games.<ref name="netballhistory19851">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="1989todor66">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="netballhistory19891">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="1993todor66">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She captained England at the 1991 and 1995 World Netball Championships and at the 1993 World Games.<ref name="onh0791b"/><ref name="onh0795a"/><ref name="1993todor66"/><ref name="onh0495">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1993 she received her 100th senior cap.<ref name="onh1993">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 1995, she made her 128th and final appearance for England during a series against the Cook Islands.<ref name="independent111195">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was the world's most capped netball international, until 2005 when she overtaken by New Zealand's Irene van Dyk.<ref name="nzherald220909">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="nzherald051011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1996, she was awarded an OBE for her services to netball.<ref name="sf130502">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2001 she was an inaugural inductee into England Netball's Hall of Fame.<ref name="onhhof2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="enhof">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Tournaments	Place
1983 World Netball Championships<ref name="onh1983a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="onh1983b">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||4th
1985 World Games<ref name="netballhistory19851"/><ref name="netballhistory19852">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="netballhistory19853">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||4th
1987 World Netball Championships<ref name="onh0887a"/><ref name="onh0887b">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||4th
1989 World Games<ref name="1989todor66"/><ref name="netballhistory19891"/>	Template:Bronze03
1991 World Netball Championships<ref name="onh0791b"/><ref name="onh0791a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||4th
1993 World Games<ref name="1993todor66"/>	4th
1995 World Netball Championships<ref name="onh0795a"/><ref name="onh0795b">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="independent230795">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="en040719">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||4th

Later career

Coach

During the Super Cup era, Slawinski was head coach of Birmingham Blaze.<ref name="telegraph040501">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the 2007–08 Netball Superleague season, Slawinski served as assistant coach when Galleria Mavericks reached the grand final.<ref name="womensport080408">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the 2008–09 season she was Mavericks head coach,<ref name="express111108">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="skysports111108">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="whtimes110209">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="whtimes170209">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> guiding them to another grand final.<ref name="express300309">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Teacher

Since 1986, Slawinski has worked as a teacher at Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Luton. On 19 July 2024 after 39 years of outstanding service, she retired from her final position of Assistant Headteacher.<ref name="linkedinks">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>