Margaretha Pedder
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| Full name | Sibella Margaretha Pedder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
27 June 1980 Portsmouth, England, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea Swim Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Chris Nesbitt[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sibella Margaretha Pedder (born 27 June 1980 in Portsmouth, England) is a retired English swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[2] She became a semifinalist in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and later captured a bronze medal when her nation England hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games. During her sporting career, Pedder also trained for the Portsmouth Northsea Swim Club under head coach Chris Nesbitt.
Pedder competed in a butterfly double, as a member of Team GB, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She eclipsed FINA A-standards of 1:00.74 (100 m butterfly) and 2:10.57 (200 m butterfly) from the British Olympic Trials in Sheffield.[1][3][4] On the first day of the Games, Pedder placed thirtieth in the 100 m butterfly. Swimming in heat four, she escaped from last at the turn to edge out Finland's Marja Pärssinen by 0.41 seconds for the seventh seed in 1:01.53.[5][6] Three days later, in the 200 m butterfly, Pedder failed to advance to the top 8 final, as she finished her semifinal run with an eleventh-place time and a lifetime best of 2:10.49.[7][8]
When her nation England hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Pedder enjoyed the race by a massive roar of a home crowd, as she took home the bronze in the 200 m butterfly at 2:11.60, extending a delightful feast for the Brits with a two–three finish.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lord, Craig (26 July 2000). "Three British Records Fall on Day Two of Olympic Trials". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Margaretha Pedder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Lonsborough, Anita (27 July 2000). "Swimming: Horner out of time as Earp shines". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Duncan, Whitehead Star on Day Five of British Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 225. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 230. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Thomas takes fourth Games gold". Manchester 2002. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Greechan, John (4 August 2002). "Thorpedo hits six target". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 June 2013.