Sue Rolph

Sue Rolph

Personal information
Full name	Susan Rolph
Nickname	"Sue"
Nationality	British
Born	(1978-05-15) 15 May 1978 (age 47) Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and medley
Club	City of Newcastle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing   Great Britain Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships (SC) 1 0 2 European Championships (LC) 1 0 4 European Championships (SC) 3 6 10 Commonwealth Games 3 1 2 Total 8 7 18 World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 200 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1999 Istanbul 100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley 2000 Helsinki 200 m medley European Championships (SC) 1996 Rostock 100 m medley 1996 Rostock 200 m medley 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 100 m medley 1996 Rostock 50 m freestyle 1996 Rostock 100 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 100 m freestyle 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle 1994 Stavanger 50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 50 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 100 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m medley 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 200 m medley 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley 2000 Valencia 100 m medley 2000 Valencia 200 m medley Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 4x100m freestyle relay 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100 m freestyle relay 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200m medley 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100 m medley relay

Susan Rolph (born 15 May 1978) is a female former freestyle and medley swimmer from Great Britain. The 100 metre freestyle European champion in 1999, and Commonwealth Games champion in 50 and 100 metre freestyle in 1998, Rolph was particular adept at short course racing, accumulating 22 senior medals in the discipline, including a world championship gold medal in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay in 1999, and a hat-trick of European short course individual titles between 1996 and 1998.

Swimming career

Rolph was one of the dominating forces in the 1990s of British women's swimming. Her Commonwealth Games medal haul consists of three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. She represented England in four events, winning a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. ^{[1] [2]} Four years later she represented England in five events and gained a medal in all five including two gold medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

She is a four times winner of the British Championship in the 50 metres freestyle (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998), four times winner of the 100 metres freestyle (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999) and the 200 metres freestyle champion in 2000. She also won the 50 metres butterfly title in 1994 and was six times champion in the 200 metres medley (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000). ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
• List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (women)

References

1. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
2. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
6. "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
7. ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.
8. ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
9. ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
10. ""For the Record." Times, 1 Aug. 1994, p. 23". Times Digital Archive.
11. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1995, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
12. ""For the Record." Times, 11 July 1998, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
13. ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36". Times Digital Archive.
14. "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.

• FINA athlete profile
• Sue Rolph at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)