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Caroline Hildreth
Personal information
Full nameCaroline May Hildreth
National team Australia
Born (1978-02-22) 22 February 1978 (age 46)
Mackay, Queensland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubAustralian Institute of Sport

Caroline May Hildreth (born 22 February 1978) is an Australian former competition swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also trained for the Australian Institute of Sport, where she was coached by former British Olympic coach and longtime mentor Barry Prime.

Hildreth competed in the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She finished in front of her teammate Rebecca Brown from the Olympic trials, with a FINA A-standard of 2:27.69.[2][3][4] After posting a seventh-seeded time of 2:27.60 from the preliminary heats, Hildreth failed to advance to the top 8 final, as she finished her semifinal run with a ninth-place effort in 2:28.30.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caroline Hildreth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 4)". Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ^ Thomas, Steve (July 2000). "Aussies Ready For" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ Hanson, Ian (12 August 2000). "Aussie gold rush at Youth Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 264. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Breaststroke)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ^ Whitten, Phillip (20 September 2000). "Olympic Day 5 Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.