Vicky Horner Explained

Vicky Horner
Fullname:Victoria Elizabeth Horner
Nicknames:"Vicky"
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Derwentside ASC
Birth Date:11 May 1976
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:67kg (148lb)
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Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1] [2] and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400-metre freestyle.[3]

She is a three-times winner of the British Championship in 400-metre freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).[4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Her husband, Rob Hayles, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist. They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes: Victoria 1994 Team . Team England . 19 November 2024.
  2. Web site: Athletes & Results: England Victoria 1994 . Commonwealth Games Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120935/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all . 4 April 2019 . 19 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Athletes & Results: Victoria Horner. Commonwealth Games Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20191024175451/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54384 . 24 October 2019 . 19 November 2024.
  4. Web site: For the Record . The Times . 21 July 1997 . 40 . Gale Primary Sources . 19 November 2024.
  5. Web site: For the Record . The Times . 13 July 1998 . 39 . Gale Primary Sources . 19 November 2024.
  6. Web site: For the record . The Times . 27 July 2000 . 33 . Gale Primary Sources . 19 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Tim . Maloney . 29 January 2006 . Hayles is a dad . Cycling News . 19 November 2024.