Blair Evans
{{short description|Australian swimmer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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| name = Blair Evans
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| fullname = Blair Catherine Evans
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| national_team = {{AUS}}
| strokes = Freestyle
| club = UWA West Coast
| coach = Will Scott
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|4|3}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
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| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Australia}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 London | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalSilver | 2011 Shanghai | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Dubai | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Irvine | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2010 Irvine | 200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2010 Irvine | 400 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Delhi | 4×200 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Gold Coast | 400 m medley}}
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Blair Catherine Evans (born 3 April 1991) is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer.
Career
Evans made her international debut for Australia at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships where she competed in the 800-metre freestyle, after winning her first senior national title in that event in that year.{{Cite web|title=Swimming {{!}} Athlete Profile: Blair EVANS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/swimming/athlete-profile-n6029852-blair-evans.htm|access-date=2020-11-21|website=results.gc2018.com}}
She represented Australia at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where she took bronze in the 200-metre{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/19/2987492.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821061446/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/19/2987492.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2010|title=Triple PanPacs gold for Aussies|newspaper=ABC News|date=19 August 2010}} and 400-metre freestyle, and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle.
She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, finishing sixth in the 200-metre freestyle, finishing fifth in the 800-metre freestyle, and finishing fourth in the 400-metre individual medley.
At the 2011 World Championships, she was part of the Australian 4 x 200 m women's team that won silver.
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Evans competed in the 400-metre individual medley, but finished 13th overall in the heats (6th in her heat) with a time of 4:40:42, and did not advance to the finals, as only the top 8 were selected.[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/mp/14393689/rice-scrapes-into-400m-im-final-evans-misses-out/ The West Australian: Rice scrapes into 400m IM final, Evans misses out] Evans swam in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay qualifications heat. Although she did not swim in the final, her team came in second with a time of 7:44.41,{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-swim-sww4x-idUSL6E8J1NNR20120801 |title=Olympics-Women's swimming 4 x 200m freestyle relay final results |newspaper=Reuters |date=August 2012 |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924165749/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/oly-swim-sww4x-idUSL6E8J1NNR20120801 |url-status=live }} therefore Evans won a silver medal.
2016 Summer Olympics
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Evans placed seventh in Heat 5 of the Women's 400m Individual Medley with a time of 4:38.91. She did not win a medal during the 2016 Rio games.{{cite web|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/2016-australian-olympic-swimming-team-selected|title=2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected|publisher=Australian Olympic Committee|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=5 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011063212/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/2016-australian-olympic-swimming-team-selected|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Evans competed in the 200 and 400 m individual medley events, winning bronze in the 400 m individual medley.
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{World Aquatics|1010825}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200124184733/https://www.swimming.org.au/athletes/blair-evans Blair Evans] at Swimming Australia (archived 2020-01-24, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170720091036/http://www.swimming.org.au/Home/AustralianDolphins/AthleteProfile.aspx?AthleteID=22 2017-07-20], [https://web.archive.org/web/20150421205932/http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=7471 2015-04-21])
- {{AOC profile|blair-evans}}
- {{CGA profile|blair-evans}}
- {{Olympics.com|blair-evans|org_archive=20210129141037}}
- {{Olympedia|125534}}
- {{Instagram|blairevans3}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}}
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Category:Australian female freestyle swimmers
Category:Australian female medley swimmers
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:Olympic swimmers for Australia
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia
Category:Olympic silver medalists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers from Perth, Western Australia