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| Helena
GASSON |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
New Zealand
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 08 Dec 1994
in Auckland, NZL |
| Height | 1.72 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Coast Swim Club: Silverdale, NZL |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Sports and Recreation - University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZL |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Horse riding. (newsroom.co.nz, 15 Mar 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I had to tag along to swimming with my sisters, so I decided to join them. When I was nine I competed in my first national competition and I've never stopped." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (fitnessjournal.co.nz, 05 Apr 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 she was named Domestic Swimmer of the Year by Swimming New Zealand. She shared the award with Erika Fairweather. (swimswam.com, 06 Apr 2020)
She was named the 2012 Waikato Swimming Sportswoman of the Year in New Zealand. (Waikato Secondary School Sport Facebook page, 02 Dec 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Michael Weston [partner, personal] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Fitness Instructor |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Lena (newsroom.co.nz, 18 Sep 2021; Instagram profile, 03 Dec 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The thing I love most about swimming is that it gives me a purpose. All the hours I put into it are helping me achieve my dreams and that is an amazing feeling." (fitnessjournal.co.nz, 05 Apr 2015) |
Injuries |
She was affected by a shoulder injury in April and May 2021. (newsroom.co.nz, 18 Sep 2021)
In late 2018, she tore her quadratus lumborum [abdominal] muscle when her horse fell on her back while she was trimming its hooves. As a result of the injury, she pulled out of competitions for the remainder of the year. (newsroom.co.nz, 15 Mar 2021; waikato.ac.nz, 11 Nov 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
She trains for 40 hours each week split between the gym and the pool. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Michael Weston |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Butterfly |
2:12.18 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Butterfly |
59.82 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
1:00.83 |
| 17 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Butterfly |
26.29 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:49.26 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Butterfly |
DNS |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
32.08 |
| 22 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:15.95 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
26.67 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:49.35 |
| 21 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:13.91 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Butterfly |
2:13.71 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
27.37 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Butterfly |
57.23 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Individual Medley |
58.40 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.33 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Butterfly |
25.38 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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| 8 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:37.93 |
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