Swimming | Athlete Profile: Freya ANDERSON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Participants

Freya ANDERSON

England

Birth Date:   04 Mar 2001
Place of Birth:   BIRKENHEAD
Country of birth:   GBR
Age:   17
Gender:    Female

Height ( cm ): 191
Weight ( Kg ): 78

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle
	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay ENG England	3
	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay ENG England	3
	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay ENG England	4

Freya ANDERSON - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 21:50	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 21:50	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 11:03	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 3	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 20:03	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal 2	Finished
Mon, 9 Apr 21:44	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle Final	Finished
Tue, 10 Apr 21:43	-	Optus Aquatic Centre	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights :

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank	Result
2017	Budapest, HUN	Women's 50m Freestyle	32	25.68
2017	Budapest, HUN	Women's 100m Freestyle	12	53.91
2017	Budapest, HUN	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay	7	3:59.51
2017	Budapest, HUN	Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay	5	3:41.56

Occupation : Athlete, student (Twitter, 2017)
Languages spoken : English
Coach :

CLUB: Alan BIRCHER (ENG) (britishswimming.org, 28 Jul 2017)

Injuries :

Back injury during a land training session, February 2017. "I thought I had just pulled my back, but the pain never left and got worse. An MRI scan revealed I had irritated joints on my spine, which was frustrating."?Still having rehab sessions, February 2018. (skysports.com, 19 Nov 2017; skysports.com, 21 Feb 2018)

Reason : "My parents got me into it as a life skill. They started me learning. I've always liked the water." (shropshirestar.com, 19 Dec 2016)
Ambition : "I'm hoping to make a living out of swimming and then perhaps try something else. It would be amazing to go to the Olympics." (shopshirestar.com, 19 Dec 2016)

Additional information :

WINNER
Won Emerging Swimmer of the Year at 2016 British Swimming Awards (British Swimming YouTube)

SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient of?a Sky Sports Scholarship. Will receive financial support, a mentor and developmental training. (skysports.com, 6 Oct 2017)?

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