Georgina Schwiening

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Georgina Schwiening
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 29)
Cambridge, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubCambridge & Coleridge
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon 2:25:46

George Schwiening (born 15 December 1994) is an English international athlete. [1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]

Biography

Schwiening was educated at the University of Bath and is a former World Junior Duathlon Champion. [3] She switched to marathon running following problems over European duathlon Covid-related travel restrictions and disruption. [4]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's marathon event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she finished in 11th place in a time of 2:40:09. [1] [3] In December 2022 she took part in the Valencia marathon and finished in a time of 2:26:28. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Georgina Schwiening". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Jonny Mellor & Georgina Schwiening named in England team". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 15 January 2023.