Annabelle Carey Explained

Annabelle Carey
Fullname:Annabelle Jane Carey
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Wharenui Swim Club
Coach:Alistair Johnson
Birth Date:11 March 1989
Birth Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Height:1.680NaN0
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Annabelle Jane Carey (born 11 March 1989) is a New Zealand former competitive swimmer, who specialised in breaststroke events.[1] As of 2006, she currently holds a New Zealand record of 1:09.26 in the 100 m breaststroke from the World Championship Trials in Auckland.[2] In the same year she helped out the New Zealand team to pull off a fourth-place effort in the medley relay at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, with a record-breaking time of 4:06.30.[3]

Carey qualified for two events as New Zealand's youngest swimmer (aged 15) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:12.57 (100 m breaststroke) at the Olympic trials in Auckland.[4] [5] In the 100 m breaststroke, she challenged seven other swimmers in the third heat, including fellow 15-year-old Lee Ji-young of South Korea. She rounded out the field to last place and thirty-fifth overall by 0.28 of second, behind Lee in 1:13.21.[6] [7] She also teamed up with Hannah McLean, Elizabeth Coster, and Alison Fitch in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. Swimming the breaststroke leg in heat one, Carey recorded a time of 1:11.98, but the New Zealand team settled for sixth place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 4:10.37.[8] [9]

Carey also sought her second Olympic bid to compete for the New Zealand team in Beijing 2008. She was an all-time favourite in the national trials, campaigning for her second Olympic stint. In an all-important final, Carey lost her goggles upon diving in. She managed to finish in second place behind Zoe Baker, but missed out on an Olympic spot.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Annabelle Carey. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/annabelle-carey-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 2 May 2013.
  2. News: Carey breaks own record. TVNZ. 15 December 2006. 2 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Final. Melbourne 2006. BBC Sport. 21 March 2006. 2 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  5. News: NZ Olympic Team Profiles: Swimming. TVNZ. 30 June 2004. 30 April 2013.
  6. Web site: Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  7. News: Thomas . Stephen . Women’s 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two . . 15 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060703013421/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7809.asp . 3 July 2006 .
  8. Web site: Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  9. News: Thomas . Stephen . Women's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: Aussies Qualify Ahead of USA in Two-Way Battle for Gold . . 20 August 2004 . 26 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054027/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7917.asp . 3 February 2014 .
  10. News: Lost goggles blow Carey's games chances. Stuff.co.nz. 31 March 2008. 2 May 2013.