Vicky Horner

Vicky Horner
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Elizabeth Horner
Nickname"Vicky"
National team Great Britain
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976 (age 50)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDerwentside ASC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna4×200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur400m freestyle

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 and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400-metre freestyle.

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

Personal life

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Vicky Horner". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  3. ↑ "Athletes: Victoria 1994 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Athletes & Results: England Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Athletes & Results: Victoria Horner". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "For the Record". The Times. 21 July 1997. p. 40. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Gale Primary Sources.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "For the Record". The Times. 13 July 1998. p. 39. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Gale Primary Sources.[permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ "For the record". The Times. 27 July 2000. p. 33. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Gale Primary Sources.[dead link]
  9. ↑ Maloney, Tim (29 January 2006). "Hayles is a dad". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 November 2024.