Camilla Hattersley

Camilla Hattersley (born 24 February 1995) is a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and 800 metre freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Camilla Hattersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995
Height1.74 m (5.7 ft)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamCity of Glasgow[2]
CoachIan Wright [2]

Personal life

Hattersley was born on 24 February 1995 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] She attended Perth Academy in Perth, Scotland[5] before graduating with a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Glasgow.[6]

Career

Hattersley competed for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She finished 7th in the 800m freestyle final.[7] At the 2015 British Swimming Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle event.[2] The following year she improved on this with a silver medal in the same event.[2] She also finished joint 7th in the 400 metre freestyle final at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.[8] In April 2016, Hattersley was selected to be part of the British swimming team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

References
  1. "Camilla Hattersley". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. "Camilla Hattersley". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. "Camilla Hattersley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. "Camilla Hattersley". Team GB. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. "Celebrating Success". Perth Academy. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. "Glasgow student swims her way to Rio 2016". University of Glasgow.
  7. "Women's 800m Freestyle Final". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. "400 m Freestyle - Women" (PDF). European Aquatics Championships. p. 1.
  9. Milne, Hailey (22 April 2016). "Scots swimmer Camilla Hattersley amazes herself by making it to Rio 2016". Evening Times.


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