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| Holly
HIBBOTT |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 13 Dec 1999
in Southport, ENG |
| Height | 1.80 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age three. |
Why this sport? |
Her father once owned a swim school. |
Club / Team |
National Centre Bath: England |
Name of coach |
Dave McNulty [club], GBR |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (swimming.org, 23 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
British swimmers Rebecca Adlington and Jazz Carlin. (liverpoolecho.co.uk, 24 Jun 2015) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Work hard, do things to the best of your ability and have no regrets." (liverpoolecho.co.uk, 13 Jul 2018) |
Awards and honours |
She won the Swimmer of the Year award at the Stockport Metro Swimming Club awards in 2020. (stockportmetrosc.co.uk, 08 Jan 2020) |
Other sports |
She competed in open water swimming at the 2021 World Series event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jan 2022; britishswimming.org, 13 Dec 2021) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, and the 2022 European Championships in Rome, Italy. (britishswimming.org, 13 Dec 2021) |
Other information |
OPEN WATER RETURN
As a junior she competed in international open water competitions before turning her focus to the pool. She returned to elite open water swimming at the 2021 World Series event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. "It's been quite a few years since I've done open water, so I think it will take a few races to get used to it again." (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jan 2022; britishswimming.org, 13 Dec 2021) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Freestyle |
4:07.92 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.60 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
800m Freestyle |
8:38.63 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:12.77 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Butterfly |
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| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 8 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:11.54 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
2:00.52 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.15 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
400m Freestyle |
4:05.01 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.64 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:51.65 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 40 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:10:50.5 |
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