Stephanie Horner (born March 19, 1989) is a competition swimmer from Canada. She is a butterfly and freestyle specialist.
.jpg) Horner at the 2012 Santa Clara Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Stephanie Horner | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 19, 1989 Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Beaconsfield Bluefins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAfter having won four medals at the 2007 Pan American Games, Horner competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Horner also made the 2011 Canadian World Championships team, qualifying in the 400-metre individual medley event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the open water swim event.[2]
In April 2017, Horner was named to Canada's 2017 World Aquatics Championships team in Budapest, Hungary.[3][4]
Honours
editIn 2012 Horner was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephanie Horner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Stephanie Horner qualifies for Rio in 10km swimming race". The Canadian Press. Toronto, Canada. June 20, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Sutherland, James (April 9, 2017). "Canada To Send 26 Pool, 6 Open Water Swimmers To World Championships". www.swimswam.com. Swim Swam. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Sydney Pickrem Sets Canadian Record, Team Canada Named on Exciting Final Night at Trials". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Olympic and Paralympic athletes to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
External links
edit- Stephanie Horner at Swimming Canada
- Stephanie Horner at World Aquatics
- Stephanie Horner at Team Canada
- Stephanie Horner at Olympics.com
- Stephanie Horner at Olympic.org (archived)
- Stephanie Horner at Olympedia
- Stephanie Horner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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