Sophie Allen

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Sophie Allen
Personal information
Full nameSophie Allen
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 33)
Lincoln, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley
ClubStockport Metro
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Debrecen 200 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Herning Women's 200 metre individual medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Herning Women's 4 × 50 m medley relay

Sophie Nicole Allen (born 21 March 1992) is an English competition swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. She swam at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200-metre individual medley. [1] She won a silver medal in that same event during the 2012 European Aquatics Championships. [2]

Swimming Career

Following a 2008 European Junior Championships silver medal in the 200 m individual medley, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the same event by coming second in the Olympic trials. [3] As well competing in the Olympics, in 2012 she won the silver medal at the European Aquatics Championships. [3] She was also part of the Great Britain team that set a new national record in the short course 4 x 100 m medley relay at the 2012 Short Course World Championship. [4]

In 2013, she was part of the Great Britain team that won the bronze medal in the 4 x 50 m relay event at the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, setting a new British record. [4] At the same championship, she also won individual bronze in the 200 m medley. [4]

In 2014, she won bronze in event at the British Championships. [3] That year, she took part in the Commonwealth Games, finishing 6th in the 200 m individual medley. [3]

References

  1. ↑ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Allen storms to European silver". ESPN. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sophie Allen | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sophie ALLEN | Results | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 10 January 2026.


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