Kirsty Balfour
Kirsty Balfour (born February 21, 1984 in Edinburgh ) is a Scottish swimmer . Your main stretch is the breaststroke . Balfour lives and trains in Edinburgh. After participating in the Olympic Games in Beijing , she announced the end of her active career in November 2008. At the same time she married her partner David Kettles. Her father Scott Balfour was triathlon world champion at the Ironman in the age group 55 to 60 in 2004 .
successes
- seven titles in the British Championships (50/100/200 meters chest) since 2002
- Fourth of the 2003 European Short Course Championships over 200 meters chest
- Participation in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens (10th place over 200 meters chest)
- Second over 200 meters chest at the Commonwealth Games 2006 in Melbourne , third over 100 meters chest
- European champion 2006 in Budapest over 200 meters chest and with the 4 × 100 meter medley relay, second over 100 meters chest
- Participation in the 2004 Olympic Games in Beijing (semi-finals over 100 meters chest)
Web links
- Article at The Winning Zone
- Kirsty Balfour in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Kirsty Balfour in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balfour, Kirsty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |