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| Samantha
CHEVERTON |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 11 Aug 1988
in Lachine, CAN |
| Height | 1.60 m |
| Weight | 52 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Columbus, OH, USA |
Higher education |
Psychology - Ohio State University: Columbus, OH, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Shopping, reading, watching movies, watching plays and musicals, spending time with friends, golf. (swimming.ca, 04 Aug 2013; ohiostate.scout.com, 17 Jul 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My older brother Craig was a swimmer so naturally I wanted to get into it. You always want to be like your older sibling. I did a few other things, like girly sports because I'm not that athletic, so I did gymnastics and stuff like that. I also did ballet and dance and I was okay, but I got better at swimming, so I think that's why I stuck with it." |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Canada |
Tournament |
Pan Pacific Championships |
Location |
Irvine, CA, USA |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She missed the 2007/08 Big Ten Championships because of a knee injury. (ohiostatebuckeyes.com, 24 Dec 2010) |
Famous relatives |
Her younger sister Rebecca has competed in swimming for McGill University in Montreal, QC, Canada. (mcgillathletics.ca, 10 Nov 2013; swimming.ca, 04 Aug 2013) |
Awards and honours |
She was named Ohio State Buckeyes Most Valuable Player [MVP] for swimming, by the team four times and by the coaches twice. (nmnathletics.com, 04 May 2011; nmnathletics.com, 27 Apr 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming as a child at Dixie summer pool in Lachine, QC, Canada. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Coach |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sam (Twitter profile, 17 Apr 2014) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
She retired from competitive swimming in late 2016. "Now that I know it's over I've really been reflecting back and appreciating all the moments I've had. London [2012 Olympic Games in London], especially the 800m free relay was such a great experience for all of us. We swam better than we thought we were going to and placed higher than we thought we were going to." (swimming.ca, 02 Nov 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Husband Justin Farra |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 11 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.98 |
| 4 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:50.65 |
| Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.43 |
| 6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:55.48 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.09 |
| Heats |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.83 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:09.81 |
| 7 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.62 |
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