Isabelle Thorpe (born 4 March 2001)[1] is a British synchronised swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the duet. She competed in the women's duet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She also represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary and at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She also competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She trains at the City of Bristol Swimming Club.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | United Kingdom |
| Born | 4 March 2001 Bristol, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
Career
editAt the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, Thorpe and Kate Shortman competed in the duet technical routine and duet free routine and they finished in 14th place in the preliminary round in both events.[4][5]
In 2021, she competed in the duet free routine and duet technical routine events at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Thorpe and Kate Shortman finished in 9th place in the duet technical routine at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Thorpe and Shortman won the silver medal in the Duet technical routine competition, becoming the first Britons to do so.[6] The pair followed this up with bronze in the Duet free routine competition.[7] This ensured the duo's qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics[8] where they won a silver medal.[9][10][11] This was the first ever medal for Great Britain in artistic swimming at the Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Artistic swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Bennett, Charlie (3 August 2021). "Swimming duo Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe go from Zoom routines to Olympic pool". Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Making a splash: Interview with Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe". The Bristol Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Duet technical routine – Preliminary round" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Duet free routine – Preliminary round" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships 2024: GB's Izzy Thorpe & Kate Shortman win silver and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix takes diving bronze". BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "World bronze seals Olympic Games spot for Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe". Swim England. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "History makers in the pool as Great Britain claim first artistic swimming medal". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Team GB's Isabelle Thorpe and Kate Shortman earn artistic swimming silver as China win dramatic gold late on". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
edit- Isabelle Thorpe at British Swimming
- Isabelle Thorpe at World Aquatics
- Isabelle Thorpe at Olympics.com
- Isabelle Thorpe at Olympedia
- Isabelle Thorpe at Team GB
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