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| Full name | Victoria Elizabeth Horner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Vicky" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1976 Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Derwentside ASC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.
Swimming career
She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998.[2] She represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [3][4] and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400 metres freestyle.[5]
She is a three times winner of the British Championship in 400 metres freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).[6][7][8]
Personal life
Her husband, Rob Hayles, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist.[1] They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.[9]
References
- ^ a b Vicky Horner. sports-reference.com
- ^ Vicky HORNER, Vicki HORNER. les-sports.info
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""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, 27 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Tim Maloney (29 January 2006). Hayles is a dad. cyclingnews.com
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