Erin Gallagher

{{Short description|South African swimmer (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

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| nationality = South African

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|18|df=yes}}

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| height = 1.77 m

| weight = 62 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}}}}

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|Commonwealth Games|0|1|0

|African Games|8|2|0

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{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition | African Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | {{nowrap|4×100 m mixed freestyle}}}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 4×100 m mixed medley}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2019 Rabat | 50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver | 2019 Rabat | 100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Bloemfontein|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Bloemfontein|100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Bloemfontein|4×100 m freestlye}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Bloemfontein|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Bloemfontein|4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Bloemfontein|50 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Bloemfontein|50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Bloemfontein|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Bloemfontein|4×100 m mixed freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver| 2021 Chengdu | 50 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver| 2021 Chengdu | 100 m freestyle }}

{{MedalSilver| 2021 Chengdu | 50 m butterfly }}

{{MedalSilver| 2021 Chengdu | 100 m butterfly }}

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Erin Gallagher (born 18 December 1998) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.{{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Heats results |access-date=28 July 2017 |work=FINA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728125242/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |title=2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes |access-date=28 July 2017 |work=Budapest 2017 |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022064850/http://www.fina-budapest2017.com/en/home |url-status=dead}} In 2019, she represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.{{Cite web |title=Swimming Results Book |url=http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727164719/http://www.frmnatation.com/sites/default/files/RESULTAT%20AFRICAIN%20GAME%20GLOBALE.pdf |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020 |website=2019 African Games}}

She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle, the women's 100 metre butterfly, the women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay, and the women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Swimming GALLAGHER Erin |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1324738-gallagher-erin.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |access-date=16 August 2021 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816221624/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1324738-gallagher-erin.htm |url-status=dead}}

For the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Gallagher was named to the South Africa roster in the 100 metre freestyle based on her performances at the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships.[http://swimsa.org/news/veteran-le-clos-joins-teenage-brigade-in-sa-team-for-swimming-world-championships "Veteran Le Clos joins teenage brigade in SA Team for swimming World Championships"]. Swimming South Africa. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022. She was later named to the South Africa team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.du Plessis, Lindsay (9 June 2022). [https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34062339/le-clos-schoenmaker-named-south-africa-commonwealth-games-squad "Le Clos, Schoenmaker named in South Africa Commonwealth Games squad"]. ESPN. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

On day one of swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, Gallagher ranked ninth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre butterfly, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.29 seconds.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-29/SWMW100MBF------------HEAT--------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"]. Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022. She placed ninth in the semifinals with a time of 59.02 seconds.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-29/SWMW100MBF------------SFNL--------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Butterfly Semi-Finals Results Summary"]. Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022. The second day, she finished fifth in her 50 metre freestyle preliminaries heat and qualified for the semifinals.Jonckheere, Karien (30 July 2022). [https://supersport.com/commonwealthgames/news/196a6240-d6db-45f9-b1e1-2b9dad17dd82/sa_hockey_men_settle_for_draw_as_sates_books_ticket_to_two_swimming_finals "SA hockey men settle for draw as Sates books ticket to two swimming finals"]. SuperSport. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Achieving a fourth-place finish in semifinal heat one, she qualified for the final ranking seventh.Taylor, Craig (30 July 2022). [https://www.news24.com/sport/othersport/commonwealthgames/van-niekerk-clinches-sas-first-gold-of-commonwealth-games-20220730 "Van Niekerk, Coetze claim SA's first gold medals of Commonwealth Games"]. News24. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Later in the same session, she anchored the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with a 54.73 in the final to help place fourth.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-30/SWMW4X100MFR----------FNL---------__C74B_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results"]. Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022. On day three, she qualified for the semifinals of the 50 metre butterfly, ranking tenth in the preliminaries with a time of 26.96 seconds.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-31/SWMW50MBF-------------HEAT--------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"]. Longines. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022. In the semifinals, she set a new South African record with a time of 26.17 seconds and qualified for the final ranking second.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-31/SWMW50MBF-------------SFNL--------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 50m Butterfly Semi-Finals Results Summary"]. Longines. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.Botton, Wesley (31 July 2022). [https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/3163632/tatjana-schoenmaker-kaylene-corbett-podium-double/ "Schoenmaker and Corbett lift SA medal haul with podium double"]. The Citizen. Retrieved 31 July 2022. For her second event of the session, the final of the 50 metre freestyle, she placed eighth with a time of 25.39 seconds.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-31/SWMW50MFR-------------FNL---------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results"]. Longines. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022. In her third and final event of the day, she helped place fourth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-31/SWMW4X200MFR----------FNL---------__C74B_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Results"]. Longines. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

Ranking thirteenth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre freestyle on day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she qualified for the semifinals of the event.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-08-01/SWMW100MFR------------HEAT--------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"]. Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. After withdrawing from the 100 metre freestyle semifinals, she lowered her South African record in the 50 metre butterfly in the final of the event, finishing in 26.05 seconds to tie Holly Barratt of Australia for the silver medal.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-08-01/SWMW50MBF-------------FNL---------__C74A_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results"]. Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.[https://www.news24.com/sport/othersport/commonwealthgames/live-birmingham-commonwealth-games-20220728 "Coetze, Gallagher claim silver as Team SA finish off stellar day at Commonwealth Games"]. News24. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.[http://swimsa.org/news/double-silver-and-bronze-for-team-sa-on-another-successful-night-for-sa-in-the-pool "Double silver and bronze for Team SA on another successful night for SA in the pool"]. Swimming South Africa. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. Two days later, on the final day of the swimming competition, she helped set new African and South African records in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 58.80 for the butterfly leg to contribute to the fourth-place time of 3:59.63.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-08-03/SWMW4X100MMD----------FNL-000100--__C73B1_1.0.pdf "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"]. Longines. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.