Vicky Horner
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Elizabeth Horner
Nickname"Vicky"
National team Great Britain
Born (1976-05-11) 11 May 1976
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDerwentside ASC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle

Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998.[2] She represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [3][4] and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400 metres freestyle.[5]

She is a three times winner of the British Championship in 400 metres freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).[6][7][8]

Personal life

Her husband, Rob Hayles, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist.[1] They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Vicky Horner. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Vicky HORNER, Vicki HORNER. les-sports.info
  3. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ↑ ""For the record." Times, 27 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ↑ Tim Maloney (29 January 2006). Hayles is a dad. cyclingnews.com
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