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| Rachael
KELLY |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 24 Jan 1994
in Stoke-on-Trent, ENG |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Singapore |
Higher education |
Sports Science - Loughborough University: England |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She suffered a shoulder injury in early 2012 that forced her to adapt her training. The injury affected her at the 2012 British Championships in London, England, and ended her hopes of qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games. (shropshirestar.com, 07 Mar 2012; stokesentinel.co.uk, 13 Feb 2012)
In 2009 she required three operations on her knee, including reconstructive surgery, after suffering an injury playing football for her school team. She returned to the swimming pool in November 2009. (news.bbc.co.uk, 05 Aug 2010) |
Awards and honours |
She took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Her leg of the relay was in Newport, England. (attainmagazine.co.uk, 31 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming competitively at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Dig deep." (Athlete, 06 Aug 2010) |
Other information |
BREAK FROM SWIMMING
After failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she took a five-month break from the sport, which she used to finish her degree and spend time working as a coach. "I've been swimming competitively since I was 13, and I've never had a break longer than three or four weeks. I graduated from university in September [2016], and finished my degree. I had the time off and wanted to get back in by the end of it. I became head coach of a swimming programme for Energy Standard - it let me see things from another perspective and I'm glad I made a decision to go back." (britishswimming.org, 16 Aug 2017; goingswimmingly.com, 08 Aug 2017) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
58.27 |
| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
| 1 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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