Amanda Reason

Amanda Reason
Personal information
Full name Amanda Reason
National team  Canada
Born (1993-08-22) August 22, 1993
Scarborough, Ontario
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, Freestyle
Club Etobicoke Swim Club
College team University of Calgary

Amanda Reason (born August 22, 1993) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer and a former world-record holder in the 50-metre breaststroke (long course).

Career

On July 8, 2009, Reason burst onto the international scene when she posted a 30.23 world record time for the 50-metre breaststroke. Reason is the first Canadian female to break a world record in a long course pool since Allison Higson accomplished the feat in the 200-metre breaststroke in 1988.[1] At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Reason finished seventh in the 50-metre breaststroke.[2] Reason qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, with her teammate, Brittany MacLean. She also competed for the Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team that finished fourth with a time of 7.50.65.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Canada's Reason swims to world record". CBC News. July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Reason, Pierse shut out of medals in 50m breaststroke". CBC News. August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-4x200m-freestyle-relay/index.html


Records
Preceded by
Jade Edmistone		 Women's 50-metre breaststroke
world record-holder (long course)
July 8, 2009 – August 2, 2009		 Succeeded by
Yuliya Yefimova


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