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Robinson made her first Irish team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where she competed in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|women's 100 m breaststroke]]. She edged out Croatia's [[Smiljana Marinović]] to take a fifth spot and twenty-ninth overall in heat three by 0.08 of a second in 1:13.41.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=19 August 2011 |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=258 |accessdate=22 April 2013 }}</ref> |
Robinson made her first Irish team at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where she competed in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|women's 100 m breaststroke]]. She edged out Croatia's [[Smiljana Marinović]] to take a fifth spot and twenty-ninth overall in heat three by 0.08 of a second in 1:13.41.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=19 August 2011 |format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=LA84 Foundation |page=258 |accessdate=22 April 2013 }}</ref> |
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At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Robinson qualified again for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|women's 100 m breaststroke]] by posting a FINA A-cut of 1:09.64 from the British Olympic trials in [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406000E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lord|first=Craig|title=British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7135.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=11 April 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> She challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including defending Olympic silver medalist [[Leisel Jones]] of Australia. She rounded out the field to last place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Finland's [[Eeva Saarinen]] in 1:11.40. Robinson failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched a twenty-fourth place tie with Portugal's [[Diana Gomes]] in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535098.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Women’s 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=15 August 2004 |accessdate=19 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703013421/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |archivedate= 3 July 2006 |df= }}</ref> |
At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Robinson qualified again for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|women's 100 m breaststroke]] by posting a FINA A-cut of 1:09.64 from the British Olympic trials in [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406000E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lord|first=Craig|title=British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7135.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=11 April 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002012310/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7135.asp|archivedate=2 October 2013|df=}}</ref> She challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including defending Olympic silver medalist [[Leisel Jones]] of Australia. She rounded out the field to last place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Finland's [[Eeva Saarinen]] in 1:11.40. Robinson failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched a twenty-fourth place tie with Portugal's [[Diana Gomes]] in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535098.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Women’s 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=15 August 2004 |accessdate=19 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703013421/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp |archivedate= 3 July 2006 |df= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:18, 20 September 2017
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Emma Kathryne Robinson |
| National team |  Ireland |
| Born | 16 August 1978 Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| College team | Loughborough University (GBR) |
| Coach | Paul Dennis |
Emma Kathryne Robinson (born August 16, 1978) is an Irish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a former Irish record holder in the 100 m breaststroke and a member of the swimming team at Loughborough University, under her personal coach Paul Dennis.[2]
Robinson made her first Irish team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's 100 m breaststroke. She edged out Croatia's Smiljana Marinović to take a fifth spot and twenty-ninth overall in heat three by 0.08 of a second in 1:13.41.[3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Robinson qualified again for the women's 100 m breaststroke by posting a FINA A-cut of 1:09.64 from the British Olympic trials in Sheffield.[4][5] She challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including defending Olympic silver medalist Leisel Jones of Australia. She rounded out the field to last place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Finland's Eeva Saarinen in 1:11.40. Robinson failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched a twenty-fourth place tie with Portugal's Diana Gomes in the preliminaries.[6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emma Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Kerr, Rory (12 December 2003). "Swimming : New Irish IM record for Bree". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Lord, Craig (11 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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