Chloé Tutton

Chloé Tutton
Personal information
Born 17 July 1996 (1996-07-17) (age 21)
Pontypridd, Wales
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships (SC)
2016 Windsor 200 m breaststroke
European championships (LC)
2016 London 4×100 m medley
2016 London 100 m breaststroke

Chloé Tutton (born 17 July 1996) is a Welsh breaststroke swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the individual 100 m and a gold in the 4×100 m medley relay events at the 2016 European Championships, and competed for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Tutton was born in Pontypridd, Wales.[1] Tutton took to swimming on holiday, leading her mother to enroll her in local classes.[2] At age 12, coach Dave Haller recruited her, causing Tutton to move to Cardiff to advance her swimming.[1][2] A bout of glandular fever forced Tutton to take an extended break from swimming at age 16.[1]

Career

Her first international meet was the 2014 Wales Commonwealth Games where she competed in breaststroke and the 400 meter freestyle, placing sixth in the latter event.[3][4] Following the Commonwealth Games, a dislocated shoulder forced her to take time off from swimming.[2][4] She did not qualify for the British team for the 2015 World Championships.[4]

The 2016 season was Tutton's breakout season as a swimmer.[3] She set a British record in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2016 British Championships with a time of 2 minutes 22.34 seconds. The record setting time won Tutton the gold medal.[5] Her performance at the competition was just below an automatic qualifying time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] On 21 April 2016 the selectors announced Tutton had made the British swimming team for the then-upcoming Olympics.[2]

At the 2016 European Swimming Championships, Tutton won bronze in the 100 meter breaststroke and placed sixth in the 200 meter breaststroke.[6][7] She was also part of Great Britain's gold medal winning team in the 4 x 100 medley relay.[8]

Tutton finished in fourth place in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] She missed earning a place on the podium by 0.06 seconds.[9] Tutton was also part of the British team for the 4 x 100 medley relay, which placed seventh at the games.[10] As of 2016, her swimming coach is Graham Wardell.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rio 2016: Chloe Tutton 'shocked' by Olympic Games selection". BBC Sport. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Griffiths, Gareth (2016-04-21). "The amazing story of the Rhondda teenage swimmer realising her Olympic dream". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. 1 2 "Chloe Tutton Bio - SwimSwam". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. 1 2 3 "Team GB Exclusive: Tutton shakes off shock to follow in hero Davies’ wake". Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016: Teenager Chloe Tutton sets new British breaststroke record". BBC Sport. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ↑ "European Swimming Championships 2016: James Guy & Chloe Tutton win bronze". BBC Sport. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (2016-05-20). "Welsh swimming sensation Chloe Tutton just misses out on second European medal". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Chloe Tutton says European gold caps 'incredible' season". BBC Sport. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. 1 2 Griffiths, Gareth (2016-08-12). "Chloe Tutton agonisingly just misses out on Olympic medal". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (2016-08-14). "Chloe Tutton and Georgia Davies finish Rio Olympics campaign". walesonline. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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