Heather Roffey
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Full name | Heather Claire Roffey | ||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() butterfly | ||||||||||||||
Club | Bolles School Swim Club (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
College team | University of South Carolina (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Donald Gibb (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||
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Heather Claire Roffey (born September 30, 1986) is a Caymanian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She became one of the first swimmers, and the first female, in history to represent the Cayman Islands in swimming at the Summer Olympics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, along with Shaune Fraser and Andrew Mackay.[2]
At her first Olympics, Roffey qualified for two swimming events with three days in between. She posted FINA B-standard entry times of 9:01.41 (800 m freestyle) and 2:17.70 (200 m butterfly) from the Ultra Swim Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3][4][5] In the 200 m butterfly, Roffey challenged seven other swimmers on the first heat, including 15-year-old Maria Bulakhova of Russia. She cleared a 2:20 barrier to clinch a fifth spot and thirtieth overall in 2:19.34, just nearly two seconds off her entry time.[6][7] In her second event, 800 m freestyle, Kwon placed twenty-fifth overall on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming again in heat one, she raced to fourth place by a 3.07-second margin behind winner Golda Marcus of El Salvador with a time of 9:02.88.[8][9]
Roffey is also a member of
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heather Roffey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. 27 June 2004. Archived from the originalon 30 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Heather makes history and goes for the encore!" (PDF). Cayman Swimming. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
External links
- Heather Roffey at World Aquatics
- Heather Roffey at SwimRankings.net
- Heather Roffey at Olympics.com
- Heather Roffey at Olympedia
- Heather Roffey at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Player Bio – South Carolina Gamecocks
- Cayman Islands Olympic Profile: Heather Roffey