Katy Sexton
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's swimming | ||
Competitor for  Great Britain |
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| World Championships - Long Course | ||
| Gold | 2003 Barcelona | 200 m backstroke |
| Silver | 2003 Barcelona | 100 m backstroke |
| European Championships - Long Course | ||
| Bronze | 1999 Istanbul | 4×100 m medley |
| European Championships - Short Course | ||
| Silver | 2000 Valencia | 100 m backstroke |
| Bronze | 1999 Lisbon | 4×50 m medley |
Competitor for  England |
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 200 m backstroke |
| Bronze | 2002 Manchester[1] | 200 m backstroke |
Katy Sexton MBE (born 21 July 1982, Portsmouth, England) is a British swimmer.
One of her most significant achievements was becoming the first British female swimmer to win gold at the 2003 World Championships in the 200 m backstroke. She also competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens for Team GB, and has represented England at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, 2002 and 2006. She was first selected to swim for Britain in 1997.
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[edit] Background
She completed runner up in her under 10's 100 m race against an all boys school called Iona.
[edit] Records held
Commonwealth Records: 200 m backstroke L.C. 2.08.74 -26/07/03 200 m backstroke L.C. 2.09.27 -23/03/03
[edit] References
- ^ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
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- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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