Sue Rolph

Sue Rolph
Personal information
Full nameSusan Rolph
Nickname"Sue"
NationalityBritish
Born (1978-05-15) 15 May 1978 (age 48)
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle and medley
ClubCity of Newcastle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (SC) 1 0 2
European Championships (LC) 1 0 4
European Championships (SC) 3 6 10
Commonwealth Games 3 1 2
Total 8 7 18
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1999 Hong Kong100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1999 Istanbul100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Istanbul4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Istanbul4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2000 Helsinki200 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock200 m medley
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1994 Stavanger100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Lisbon50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Lisbon100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Valencia4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1994 Stavanger50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Lisbon200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1999 Lisbon4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Lisbon4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2000 Valencia100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2000 Valencia200 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria4x100m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala Lumpur50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala Lumpur100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur200m medley
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur4x100 m medley relay

Susan Rolph (born 15 May 1978) is a female former freestyle and medley swimmer from Great Britain. The 100 metre freestyle European champion in 1999, and Commonwealth Games champion in 50 and 100 metre freestyle in 1998, Rolph was particular adept at short course racing, accumulating 22 senior medals in the discipline, including a world championship gold medal in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay in 1999, and a hat-trick of European short course individual titles between 1996 and 1998.

Early life

She grew up in Newburn, attending Walbottle High School.

Swimming career

Rolph was one of the dominating forces in the 1990s of British women's swimming. Her Commonwealth Games medal haul consists of three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. She represented England in four events, winning a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Four years later she represented England in five events and gained a medal in all five including two gold medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She is a four times winner of the British Championship in the 50 metres freestyle (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998), four times winner of the 100 metres freestyle (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999) and the 200 metres freestyle champion in 2000. She also won the 50 metres butterfly title in 1994 and was six times champion in the 200 metres medley (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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  12. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1995, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
  13. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 11 July 1998, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
  14. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36". Times Digital Archive.
  15. ↑ "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.