Helen Mary Slatter (born 7 June 1970) is an English former swimmer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Mary Slatter |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 7 June 1970 King's Lynn |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, Butterfly |
Swimming career
editBorn in King's Lynn, Norfolk, she represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996,[1] Her international results include finishing 11th in the 200m backstroke at the 1991 World Championships and 13th in the 100m backstroke at the 1996 Olympic Games.
She represented England in the 100 metres backstroke, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Four years later she competed five events in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and made a third appearance at the 1998 Commonwealth Games when competing in the 100 metres backstroke event.[3]
She won the 1994 ASA National British Championships title in the 200 metres butterfly[4] and the 1992 and 1994 ASA National Championship title in the 400 metres medley.[5][6]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England
| |||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd | 200 m backstroke | 2:21.66 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 9th | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.17 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | 14th | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.20 |
| 11th | 200 m backstroke | 2:16.83 | |||
| 13th | 400 m medley | 4:55.77 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 24th | 200 m butterfly | 2:20.45 |
| 26th | 200m medley | 2:22.04 | |||
| 23rd | 400 m medley | 4:58.24 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 10th | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.70 |
| 12th | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.55 | |||
| 5th | 200 m butterfly | 2:16.15 | |||
| 9th | 200 m medley | 2:21.46 | |||
| 7th | 400 m medley | 4:58.33 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.61 |
| 13th | 4 × 100 m medley | 1:03.87 | |||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12th | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.98 |
References
edit- ^ "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.