Kate Haywood

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| name = Kate Haywood

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| fullname = Kate Emma Haywood

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| strokes = Breaststroke

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| collegeteam = Loughborough University

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|1}}

| birth_place = Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Kate Emma Haywood (born 1 April 1987) is an English former elite swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and represented England in the Commonwealth Games. She competed predominantly as a breaststroke swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay. She retired from competitive swimming following the 2012 Summer Olympics.[https://archive.today/20130830203611/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Kate-Haywood-heads-home-career-dry-land/story-19604986-detail/story.html%23axzz2dT5rSZrG Haywood on her retirement]

Career summary

Despite missing out on qualification for the British swim squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Haywood qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay.

She won a joint silver medal (with Sarah Katoulis of Australia) in the 50-metre breaststroke at the 2008 World Short Course Championships. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, finishing in 4th place in the British 4×100-metre medley relay team, and reaching the semi-finals in the 100-metre breaststroke. She was forced to miss the 2009 Swimming World Championships in Rome due to a hip injury.{{cite news |url=http://www.sportgrimsby.co.uk/headlines/ll-hurry-vows-battling-Kate/article-1461697-detail/article.html |title=I'll not hurry back, vows battling Kate |publisher=Grimsby Telegraph |date=29 October 2009 |access-date=10 November 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2012}}

Haywood won the bronze medal in the 50- and 100-metre breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

After retirement from swimming, Kate has set up a successful personal training business called Straightline Fitness. She consults to people and businesses, helping them achieve their fitness goals.

Personal life

Haywood won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award in 2003.

From 2010, Haywood lived and trained in Melbourne, Australia, under the guidance of Rohan Taylor.

Her great-grandfather was Warneford Cresswell, former Everton and England footballer.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_2019000/2019142.stm |title=Haywood gatecrashes the Games |date=5 June 2002 |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport}}

Personal bests and records held

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Event !Long course !Short course
50 m breaststroke \|31.24 (2010) \|30.93 (2005)
100 m breaststroke \|1:07.56 (2008) NR \|1:05.95 (2008) NR
200 m breaststroke \|2.32.40 (2005) \|2.31.43 (2003)
colspan="3"\|Record Key NR:British

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Event

!Long course

!Short course

50 m breaststroke

|31.24 (2010)

|30.93 (2005)

100 m breaststroke

|1:07.56 (2008) NR

|1:05.95 (2008) NR

200 m breaststroke

|2.32.40 (2005)

|2.31.43 (2003)

colspan="3"|Record Key NR:British

References

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/swimming/newsid_3324000/3324977.stm Kate's BBC award shock!], BBC News Online.

External links

[http://www.katehaywood.com/ Kate Haywood Official Website]
[http://www.straightlinefitness.co.uk/ Straightline Fitness personal training and corporate fitness]
[http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/swimming/womens-profiles/kate-haywood/ British Swimming athlete profile]
[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=6653 British Olympic Association athlete profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225012618/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=6653 |date=25 February 2010 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060826173911/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=104207 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games profile]. Accessed 16 May 2006.

Category:English female breaststroke swimmers

Category:Alumni of Loughborough University

Category:Sportspeople from Grimsby

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain

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:Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Category:Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games