Caroline Foot
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| Full name | Caroline Joy Foot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1965 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | York City Baths Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Joy Foot (born 14 March 1965) is an English former butterfly swimmer.
Early life[edit]
Foot attended Millfield School.[1]
Swimming career[edit]
Foot represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] Four years later she represented England in the same event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] A third appearance resulted in 1998 when she participated in the 100 metres butterfly and the medley relay in which she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4]
She was a four times winner of the ASA National British Championships 100 metres butterfly (1986, 1995, 1997 and 1998).[5][6][7][8] She also won the 50 metres butterfly title in 1997 and 2000.[9][10][11][12][13]
A member of swimming club, York City Baths Club, she is known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships (LC) in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Sarah Price, Jaime King, and Karen Pickering.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Millfield School. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""Cowley ruled out of Games for England." Times, 31 May 1986, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1997, p. 47". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the record." Times, 31 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
External links[edit]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caroline Foot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- English female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- British female butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers from Greater London
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- People educated at Millfield
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games