Caroline Foot
{{short description|British swimmer}}
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| fullname = Caroline Joy Foot
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| national_team = Great Britain
| strokes = Butterfly
| club = York City Baths Club
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Great Britain}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (LC)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1997 Seville | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 1986 Edinburgh | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalBronze |1998 Kuala Lumpur | 4×100 m medley}}
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Caroline Joy Foot (born 14 March 1965) is an English former butterfly swimmer.
Early life
Swimming career
Foot represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1996. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}} Four years later she represented England in the same event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}} A third appearance resulted in 1998 when she participated in the 100 metres butterfly and the medley relay in which she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/53767|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
She was a four times winner of the ASA National British Championships 100 metres butterfly (1986, 1995, 1997 and 1998).{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503041817/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c97f3049|title="Cowley ruled out of Games for England." Times, 31 May 1986, p. 38|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502137632/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e57d41ae|title="For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500146379/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=1c69e1a7|title="For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501262636/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=79de097c|title="For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39|website=Times Digital Archive}} She also won the 50 metres butterfly title in 1997 and 2000.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500145516/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c67851e8|title="For the Record." Times, 19 July 1997, p. 47|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501386543/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b65298f4|title="For the record." Times, 31 July 2000, p. ^|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502137632/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e57d41ae|title="For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500146379/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=1c69e1a7|title="For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501262636/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=79de097c|title="For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39|website=Times Digital Archive}}
A member of swimming club, York City Baths Club, she is known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships (LC) in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Sarah Price, Jaime King, and Karen Pickering.
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/caroline-foot-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040958/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/caroline-foot-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Caroline Foot}}
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Category:English female butterfly swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Category:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
Category:British female butterfly swimmers
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Category:People educated at Millfield
Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games