Helen Slatter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Mary Slatter |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 7 June 1970 King's Lynn |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, Butterfly |
Helen Mary Slatter (born 7 June 1970) is an English former
swimmer
.
Swimming career
Born in
Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996,[1] Her international results include finishing 11th in the 200m backstroke at the 1991 World Championships and 13th in the 100m backstroke at the 1996 Olympic Games
.
She represented England in the 100 metres backstroke, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Four years later she competed five events in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and made a third appearance at the 1998 Commonwealth Games when competing in the 100 metres backstroke event.[3]
She won the 1994
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England
| |||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd | 200 m backstroke | 2:21.66 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games
|
Auckland, New Zealand | 9th | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.17 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia
|
14th | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.20 |
| 11th | 200 m backstroke | 2:16.83 | |||
| 13th | 400 m medley | 4:55.77 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 24th | 200 m butterfly | 2:20.45 |
| 26th | 200m medley | 2:22.04 | |||
| 23rd | 400 m medley | 4:58.24 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 10th | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.70 |
| 12th | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.55 | |||
| 5th | 200 m butterfly | 2:16.15 | |||
| 9th | 200 m medley | 2:21.46 | |||
| 7th | 400 m medley | 4:58.33 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.61 |
| 13th | 4 × 100 m medley | 1:03.87 | |||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12th | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.98 |
References
- ^ "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.