Sarah Hammond

Co Oxford · GBR

Sarah is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 11 seasons and 72 meets.

Her recorded career begins in 2006, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 400 freestyle in 4:37.01, raced in Maidenhead.

Her signature event is the 100 butterfly, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle. Butterfly is where her specialisation lies (50 meets), while freestyle appears in more meets (54 meets and 100 recorded swims spread across 5 different distances) because she races it across the full distance range rather than as a main event.

Her fastest 100 butterfly stands at 1:04.73, set in short course (25 m) at Berkshire & South Buckinghamshire Champs.

Her record includes national championships, between 2010 and 2014 (Essa 61st National Champs and National Swimming Arena South 2014 R1). A representative mark at that level is 1:05.07 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in short course (25 m).

The record runs unbroken from 2006 to 2016: 11 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2012 is the busiest season on record, with 50 verified individual swims.

Those meets span 24 different venues (Maidenhead, Amersham, Hatfield and Enfield…). She has raced for Co Oxford.

Latest competition: BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield, on November 13, 2016, with 1 swim: 30.59 in the 50 butterfly, all in short course (25 m). She closes this record with 15 current event personal bests and 161 all-time PB improvements, across 307 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB.

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