Lianna Swan
Lianna Catherine Swan (born 25 March 1997 in Awali, Bahrain)[1] is a Pakistani swimmer who holds seven national records.[2] She specialises in breaststroke.[1] In July/August 2014, she will represent Pakistan at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.
Background
Swan was born in Bahrain to a Pakistani mother, Nadia[1] and a British father.[2] She is a dual national of both the UK and Pakistan.[1] She took up swimming 6 years ago when she moved to Dubai, UAE.[2] Swan explained her decision to opt for Pakistan: "I would get a lot more out of being part of the Pakistan team because there’s a lot more people trying for the British team. The British team is really prestigious as well, but being able to swim for your country, any country, is an achievement. I think when I first started swimming for Pakistan, that was the turning point for me."[1]
Career
National
Swan won 9 gold and 3 silver medals during the National Championships held in June 2014. This qualified her for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
International
Swan has competed in the 2010 Asian Games; the 2011 FINA World Cup in Dubai, UAE and 2013 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3]
Swan will participate in 5 events: breaststroke - 50m & 100m; freestyle - 50m & 100m and individual medley - 200m, at the Glasgow Games in 2014. In her first event: 50m breaststroke, she broke her own national record of 00.37.11[4] by swimming her heat in 00.35.72 and placing third.[5] In the 100m freestyle event on 27 July 2014, she broke her own national record of 01:03:52[4] by swimming her heat in 01:03:32 and placing 6th.[6]
National Records
Freestyle
100m: 01:03:32[6] - Glasgow Commonwealth Games - 2014
Breaststroke
50m: 00:35:72 - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, UK - 2014[5]
100m: 01:19:61 - 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain - July 13[4]
200m: 02:54:86 - 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games, Indonesia - September 13[4]
Individual Medley
200m: 02:32:61 - 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain - July 13 [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lianna Swan: Flying the flag for Pakistani Swimming Sports 360 25 July 2013 Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pakistan Swan targets glory at the Commonwealth Games Dawn 23 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2014
- ↑ This could be Lianna Swan's song in the Pool Osman Samiuddin The National 23 July 2014 Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 National Women's Open Swimming Records Pakistan Swimming Federation Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Women's 50m breaststroke Heat 2 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Official website. Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Result Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 27 July 2014