Kathryn Evans (born 5 August 1981) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games. Evans specialised in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and a double British champion in the 200 m individual medley (2001 and 2002).[2] Evans also played for Nova Centurion Swim Club in Nottingham, under head coach Bill Furniss.[3] Evans is the cousin of late rower Acer Nethercott, who competed in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kathryn Evans |
| National team |  Great Britain |
| Born | 5 August 1981 Luton, England |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
| Club | Nova Centurion |
| Coach | Bill Furniss |
Evans made her Olympic debut, as a member of Team GB, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the 200 m individual medley. Swimming in heat five, she rounded out a field of eight swimmers to last place and twenty-fourth overall in 2:19.41, just 5.58 seconds behind defending Olympic champion Yana Klochkova of Ukraine.[5]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Evans competed only in two events as a relay swimmer.[6][7] She finished second in the 100 m freestyle from the Olympic trials in Sheffield, posting a relay entry time of 55.52.[8] On the first day of the Games, Evans helped out the Brits to pull off a sixth-place effort in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with a final time of 3:40.82. Teaming with Melanie Marshall, Karen Pickering, and Lisa Chapman in the final, Evans swam a second leg, and posted a lifetime best of 54.33.[9][10][11] Exactly a week later, in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, Evans, along with Katy Sexton, Kirsty Balfour, and Georgina Lee, finished in fifth place, but were later disqualified due to an early take-off in the anchor freestyle leg.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathryn Evans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Foster, Cooke Win at British Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "England name swim squad". BBC Sport. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Acer eager for men's eight". BBC Sport. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Startlist (Heat 2)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Lord, Craig (11 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "World Record! Women's 400 Freestyle Relay – Australia Passes U.S. on Final Leg". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Australia take record win". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Women's 4×100m Medley Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (21 August 2004). "Aussie Women Smash the World Record in the 400m Medley Relay". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Australia win sprint medley". BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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