Camilla Hattersley (born 24 February 1995) is a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and 800 metre freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Camilla Hattersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Height1.74 m (5.7 ft)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamCity of Glasgow[1]
CoachIan Wright [1]

Personal life

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Hattersley, also known as DJ Cami, was born on 24 February 1995 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] She attended Perth Academy in Perth, Scotland[5] before graduating with a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Glasgow.[6]

Career

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Hattersley competed for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She finished 7th in the 800m freestyle final.[7] At the 2015 British Swimming Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle event.[1] The following year she improved on this with a silver medal in the same event.[1] She also finished joint 7th in the 400 metre freestyle final at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.[8] In April 2016, Hattersley was selected to be part of the British swimming team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Camilla Hattersley". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Team GB. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Celebrating Success". Perth Academy. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Glasgow student swims her way to Rio 2016". University of Glasgow.
  7. ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle Final". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ^ "400 m Freestyle - Women" (PDF). European Aquatics Championships. p. 1.
  9. ^ Milne, Hailey (22 April 2016). "Scots swimmer Camilla Hattersley amazes herself by making it to Rio 2016". Evening Times.
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