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In 2018 she competed at both the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2505685 |title=Erika Fairweather |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> In August 2019, Fairweather won the gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle at the [[2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships|World Junior Swimming Championships]] in [[Budapest]], Hungary, breaking her own New Zealand age-group record with a time of 1:57.96. She finished fourth in the final of the 400 metres, again breaking her own national age-group record with a time of 4:08.78.<ref>"[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/115283259/kiwi-swimmer-erika-fairweather-powers-to-world-junior-gold-in-200m-freestyle Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather powers to world junior gold in 200m freestyle]," ''stuff.co.nz''. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.</ref> |
In 2018 she competed at both the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2505685 |title=Erika Fairweather |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 June 2021}}</ref> In August 2019, Fairweather won the gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle at the [[2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships|World Junior Swimming Championships]] in [[Budapest]], Hungary, breaking her own New Zealand age-group record with a time of 1:57.96. She finished fourth in the final of the 400 metres, again breaking her own national age-group record with a time of 4:08.78.<ref>"[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/115283259/kiwi-swimmer-erika-fairweather-powers-to-world-junior-gold-in-200m-freestyle Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather powers to world junior gold in 200m freestyle]," ''stuff.co.nz''. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.</ref> |
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At the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]], Fairweather finished second in her heat of the 400 metres freestyle, breaking the New Zealand record (set by [[Lauren Boyle]] in 2012), with a time of 4:02.28.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-26|title=Tokyo Olympics: Erika Fairweather swims race of her life against stars to make 400m final {{!}} Stuff.co.nz|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726023403/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/300366112/tokyo-olympics-erika-fairweather-swims-race-of-her-life-against-stars-to-make-400m-final|access-date=2021-07-26|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
At the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]], Fairweather finished second in her heat of the 400 metres freestyle, breaking the [[List of New Zealand records in swimming|New Zealand record]] (set by [[Lauren Boyle]] in 2012), with a time of 4:02.28.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-26|title=Tokyo Olympics: Erika Fairweather swims race of her life against stars to make 400m final {{!}} Stuff.co.nz|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726023403/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/300366112/tokyo-olympics-erika-fairweather-swims-race-of-her-life-against-stars-to-make-400m-final|access-date=2021-07-26|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:38, 26 July 2021
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 31 December 2003 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Erika Fairweather (born 31 December 2003) is a New Zealand swimmer[1] who competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2018 she competed at both the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Games.[2] In August 2019, Fairweather won the gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, breaking her own New Zealand age-group record with a time of 1:57.96. She finished fourth in the final of the 400 metres, again breaking her own national age-group record with a time of 4:08.78.[3]
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Fairweather finished second in her heat of the 400 metres freestyle, breaking the New Zealand record (set by Lauren Boyle in 2012), with a time of 4:02.28.[4]
References
- ^ "Junior swimmer Erika Fairweather qualifies for world championships". Stuff. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Erika Fairweather". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather powers to world junior gold in 200m freestyle," stuff.co.nz. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Erika Fairweather swims race of her life against stars to make 400m final | Stuff.co.nz". web.archive.org. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
- Erika Fairweather at World Aquatics
- Erika Fairweather at SwimRankings.net
- Erika Fairweather at Olympics.com
- Erika Fairweather at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Erika Fairweather at Olympedia
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