Elizabeth Warden (swimmer)
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 Canada | ||||||||||||
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3 February 1978 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | ||||||||||||
| College team | University of Toronto | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeth Warden (born February 3, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a retired Canadian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke and medley events.[1] She won a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a time of 4:47.69.[2] Warden is also a member of the swimming team, and a graduate of English language at the University of Toronto.
Warden qualified for three swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:13.60 in the 200 m individual medley from the Canadian national championships in Victoria, British Columbia.[3][4] On the first day of the competition, Warden placed second behind Hungary's Éva Risztov in the third heat of the women's 400 m individual medley, with a time of 4:46.27.[5] In the 200 m individual medley, Warden failed to qualify for the final, as she finished fifteenth overall in the semifinal run, in a second slowest time of 2:17.32.[6][7] In her third event, 200 m backstroke, Warden missed two places in the semifinals, by 0.76 of a second behind Croatia's Sanja Jovanović, on the morning's preliminary heats with a time of 2:15.77.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Elizabeth Warden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Record-breaker Rolph begins gold rush". BBC Sport. 12 September 1998. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Warden, Knabe Are Smokin' on First Day of Canadian Trials; Reimer Sets National Record in 400 Free". Swimming World Magazine. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Whitten, Phillip (16 August 2004). "Yana, Amanda Go 1-2 in Women's 200m IM Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Women’s 200 Backstroke, Day 6 Prelims: Top Seeds Komarova and Nakamura Qualify Fastest". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2013.