Helen Slatter

Helen Slatter

Personal information
Full name	Helen Mary Slatter
Nationality	British
Born	(1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 (age 55) King's Lynn
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Butterfly

Helen Mary Slatter (born 7 June 1970) is an English former swimmer.

Swimming career

Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, she represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996, ^[1] Her international results include finishing 11th in the 200m backstroke at the 1991 World Championships and 13th in the 100m backstroke at the 1996 Olympic Games.

She represented England in the 100 metres backstroke, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^[2] Four years later she competed five events in the backstroke, butterfly and individual medley events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and made a third appearance at the 1998 Commonwealth Games when competing in the 100 metres backstroke event. ^[3]

She won the 1994 ASA National British Championships title in the 200 metres butterfly ^[4] and the 1992 and 1994 ASA National Championship title in the 400 metres medley. ^{[5] [6]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain /   England
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	22nd	200 m backstroke	2:21.66
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	9th	100 m backstroke	1:06.17
1991	World Championships	Perth, Australia	14th	100 m backstroke	1:05.20
			11th	200 m backstroke	2:16.83
			13th	400 m medley	4:55.77
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	24th	200 m butterfly	2:20.45
			26th	200m medley	2:22.04
			23rd	400 m medley	4:58.24
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	10th	100 m backstroke	1:04.70
			12th	100 m butterfly	1:04.55
			5th	200 m butterfly	2:16.15
			9th	200 m medley	2:21.46
			7th	400 m medley	4:58.33
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th	100 m backstroke	1:03.61
			13th	4 × 100 m medley	1:03.87
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	12th	100 m backstroke	1:04.98

References

1. "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
4. "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
5. "Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
6. "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.