Aimee Willmott

Aimee Willmott (born 26 February 1993) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. She was the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion in the 400 metres individual medley.

Aimee Wilmott
Willmott in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAimee Willmott
National team Great Britain
Born (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993
Middlesbrough, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67.5 kg (149 lb)
Websitewww.willmottswimskills.co.uk/about-aimee
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubUniversity of Stirling

Willmott competed at the 2012 and 2016 summer Olympics in the 400 metre individual medley reaching the final in 2016.[1][2] She competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, 2014 games in Glasgow where she won silver medals in the 400 metre individual medley and 200 metres butterfly and the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, Australia where she won a gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley. Aimee currently trains at the University of Stirling. She also runs a business called Willmottswimskills where she imparts her knowledge of swimming to other swimmers across the country.

Willmott has a younger sister Chloe (born 1 October 1994) who was a competitive swimmer.[3] Their father, Stuart Willmott is a former Olympic swimmer. She attended Nunthorpe Academy Teesside University and is a graduate from the University of East London.[4]

In April 2016, she was selected to represent GB in the 2016 Olympics after finishing second behind Hannah Miley in the 400m individual medley at the British Championships.[5]

Aimee, and farther Stuart went into business together in 2019 called Willmott Swim Skills. Their aim is to provide all swimmers who attend a Willmott Swim Skills session with elite knowledge and to have fun in the process promoting the motto “Learn Lots, Swim Fast”. [6]

Aimee Willmott is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast paced race sessions. 10 teams featuring the world’s best swimmers will compete for the ISL title in 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Aimee Willmott". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aimee Willmott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. Top 50 Female 16 Years Long Course Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. swimming.org
  4. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/athletics/commonwealth-games-2014-teessiders-watch-7474027
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/36112813
  6. https://www.willmottswimskills.co.uk


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