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Amy Smith
Personal information
Full nameAmy Louis Smith
National team  Great Britain
Born (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36)
Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing   Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 4x100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 100 m freestyle
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle

Amy Louis Smith (born 24 July 1987 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is a British swimmer. [1]

Smith was at the pinnacle of sprinting for British women and a member of the national swim team for a decade. She had a busy programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she competed for the Great British team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 5th place in the final.

She also competed in the Women's 50 metre freestyle winning her heat swim off to qualify for the semi-final. She also made the semi-final for the Women's 100 metre freestyle but did not advance and swam the freestyle leg of the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in the heat stage.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the England 4 x 100 m freestyle team that won the silver and swam the heat for the silver medal winning 4 x 100 m medley team. [2] [3]

Smith has now[ when?] retired from competitive swimming but instead turned her attention to helping coach the next generation of swimmers through her swimming consultancy Swim Swift Elite [4] with her partner Joseph Roebuck.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amy Smith". london2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Heat 2". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Swimming Masterclasses and Swimming Camps". Swim Swift Elite. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amy Smith
Personal information
Full nameAmy Louis Smith
National team  Great Britain
Born (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 36)
Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing   Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 4x100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 100 m freestyle
Representing   England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle

Amy Louis Smith (born 24 July 1987 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is a British swimmer. [1]

Smith was at the pinnacle of sprinting for British women and a member of the national swim team for a decade. She had a busy programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she competed for the Great British team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 5th place in the final.

She also competed in the Women's 50 metre freestyle winning her heat swim off to qualify for the semi-final. She also made the semi-final for the Women's 100 metre freestyle but did not advance and swam the freestyle leg of the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in the heat stage.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the England 4 x 100 m freestyle team that won the silver and swam the heat for the silver medal winning 4 x 100 m medley team. [2] [3]

Smith has now[ when?] retired from competitive swimming but instead turned her attention to helping coach the next generation of swimmers through her swimming consultancy Swim Swift Elite [4] with her partner Joseph Roebuck.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amy Smith". london2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Heat 2". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Swimming Masterclasses and Swimming Camps". Swim Swift Elite. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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