| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christal Ariana Clashing O'Reilly |
| National team |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Born | 8 September 1989 San José, Costa Rica |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Wadadli Aquatic Racers |
| Coach | Edith O'Reilly Clashing |
Christal Ariana Clashing O'Reilly (born 8 September 1989) is an Antiguan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She also completed a Trans-Atlantic crossing as part of an all-woman team.[1] [2] As a one-time Olympian (2004), she is coached and trained by her mother Edith O'Reilly Clashing, who founded the Wadadli Aquatic Racers (WAR), an elite swim club in Antigua. Her sister Karin O'Reilly Clashing competed in the 50-metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[3][4]
Eight years before her sister Karin participated, Clashing qualified for the same event, 50-metre freestyle, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as a 14-year-old swimmer from Antigua. She received a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 34.36.[5] She challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including Bahrain's Sameera Al-Bitar, who shared the same age with Clashing. She posted a lifetime best of 31.55 to earn a fourth spot by 0.55 of a second behind joint winners Al-Bitar and Ghazal El Jobeili of Lebanon. Clashing failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed 67th overall on the last day of preliminaries.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Team Antigua on the Rock Newman Show". 21 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christal Clashing". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Hillhouse, Joanne (28 August 2009). "Clashing Gets Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship". Antigua Observer. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Martinez, Tiffany. "Summer Olympian makes CU her new home". Aggie Central. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)". Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.