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| Imogen
CLARK |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 01 Jun 1999
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Chesterfield, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Winchester Swimming Club: England |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Her family. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Oct 2018) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the Olympic Games. (bbc.co.uk, 24 Oct 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Other information |
EPILEPSY
She was diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy at age 14. She had to be resuscitated after having her first seizure at the bottom of a pool, and doctors and her mother wanted her to stop swimming. "When I got told [that she had had a seizure] I didn't really understand. I didn't know what it was and it was hard for me because I thought, 'Oh gosh, can I still swim'. If you love something hard enough and you want it so much you can do anything. I had a lot of electrodes on my head and a big pad on my arm. It didn't stop me one bit. I was in the gym pretty much every day and I was like, 'I don't care if people can see my wires, think I'm different, I just want to train'." (bbc.co.uk, 24 Oct 2018) |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.40 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Breaststroke |
29.47 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:37.11 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Breaststroke |
30.31 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Breaststroke |
30.34 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Breaststroke |
1:08.36 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
50m Breaststroke |
29.41 |
| 8 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.86 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.17 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:44.67 |
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