Northampton · GBR
Kate is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a distance freestyler and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 3 seasons, 4 years, 3 countries and 3 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2003, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 100 freestyle in 57.53, raced in Stockholm.
Her signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 3 meets and 10 recorded swims.
Her fastest 200 freestyle stands at 2:03.17, set in long course (50 m) at 18th Commonwealth Games 2006.
Her record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2004 (FINA Swimming World Cup 2003-2004). A representative mark at that level is 2:02.63 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). She also appears in continental championships.
After a 2-year break between 2004 and 2006, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2006. 2004 is the busiest season on record, with 8 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany), including 2 of 3 meets outside the United Kingdom.
Those meets span 4 different venues (Berlin, Glasgow, Melbourne and Stockholm). She has raced for Northampton.
Latest competition: 18th Commonwealth Games 2006 in Melbourne, on March 16, 2006, with 1 swim: 2:03.17 in the 200 freestyle, all in long course (50 m) and 1 PB improvement. She closes this record with 5 current event personal bests and 8 all-time PB improvements, across 10 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.