| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna Louise Wilson |
| Born | 1 May 1977 Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Swimming |
Anna Louise Wilson (born 1 May 1977) is a United States-born Olympic swimmer from New Zealand.
Wilson was born in 1977 in Iowa City in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] Wilson, Elizabeth Van Welie, Scott Cameron, and Danyon Loader all trained under swimming coach Duncan Laing at Moana Pool in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the same time. [2] [3] [4] In 1991, she set an Otago record in 100 m freestyle that would stand for 20 years. [5] In 1993, she set an Otago senior women's record in 1500 m freestyle that would stand until 2009. [6] In 1995, she set a national women's aged 17 100 m breaststroke record; it stood for 18 years until it was broken by Natasha Lloyd in 2013. [7] Wilson's Otago 100 m individual medley women's open record stood until broken in 2012. [8] As of 2016, she still holds four national age group records. [9]
Wilson represented New Zealand at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in six events. [10] She placed 4th in the 400 individual medley which qualified her for the 1994 World Championships in Rome, Italy. At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships she placed 2nd in the B final of the 400 individual medley or 10th overall. [11]
Wilson was one of the 14 swimmers who represented New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. She qualified in 6 events and her time at the NZ trials in the 400 individual medley would have placed her 2nd at the US Olympic trials that year. [12] Wilson was in a team with Dionne Bainbridge, Sarah Catherwood, and Alison Fitch to compete in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. [12] They came fifth in their heat and did not qualify for the final; [13] their overall placement was 11th out of 21 teams. [14] In the 100 metre breaststroke, she came 31st out of 46 competitors. [15] In the 200 metre individual medley, she came 25th out of 43 competitors. [16] In the 400 metre individual medley, she came 24th out of 31 competitors. [17] Wilson was in a team with Lydia Lipscombe, Anna Simcic, and Alison Fitch to compete in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay. [12] They came sixth in their heat and did not qualify for the final; [18] their overall placement was 19th out of 24 teams. [19] Wilson is New Zealand Olympian number 747. [10]
Wilson's portrait is included on the wall of fame at Moana Pool. [20] She is in the Hall of Fame at Swimming New Zealand. [11]