Gemma Spofforth
Gemma Spofforth 
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| Surname: | Gemma Spofforth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Swimming style (s) : | move | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday: | 17th November 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Shoreham-by-Sea , England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gemma Spofforth (born November 17, 1987 in Shoreham-by-Sea , England ) is a British swimmer .
Career
Spofforth is a specialist in the 100 and 200 meter back distance. In 2004 at the European Short Course Championships in Vienna , she won her first medal in international championships by reaching third place over 200 meters back.
At the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing in 2008 she was only four hundredths behind the American Margaret Hoelzer and thus the bronze medal over 100 meters back . With this time of 00: 59.38 min. improved the European record set by Russian Anastassija Sujewa just a few months earlier by three hundredths. Furthermore, as the overall rookie, she only narrowly failed in the decision about 200 meters back in the final.
The swimming world championships in Rome in 2009 represent her career highlight so far. There she surprisingly won gold over the 100 meters back in a world record time of 00: 58.12 minutes. At the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010 , she came second three times.
Records
| World records (1) | |||
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| 100 m back | 00: 58.12 min | July 28, 2009 | Rome |
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Web links
- Profile at the British Swimming Federation (English)
- Gemma Spofforth in the Swimrankings.net database (English)
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| SURNAME | Spofforth, Gemma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shoreham-by-Sea |