Blair Evans Explained

Blair Evans
Fullname:Blair Catherine Evans
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:UWA West Coast
Coach:Will Scott
Birth Date:1991 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Weight:65kg (143lb)

Blair Catherine Evans (born 3 April 1991) is an Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer.

Career

Evans made her international debut for Australia at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships where she competed in the 800-metre freestyle, after winning her first senior national title in that event in that year.[1]

She represented Australia at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where she took bronze in the 200-metre[2] and 400-metre freestyle, and silver in the 4×200-metre freestyle.

She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay, finishing sixth in the 200-metre freestyle, finishing fifth in the 800-metre freestyle, and finishing fourth in the 400-metre individual medley.

At the 2011 World Championships, she was part of the Australian 4 x 200 m women's team that won silver.

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Evans competed in the 400-metre individual medley, but finished 13th overall in the heats (6th in her heat) with a time of 4:40:42, and did not advance to the finals, as only the top 8 were selected.[3] Evans swam in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay qualifications heat. Although she did not swim in the final, her team came in second with a time of 7:44.41,[4] therefore Evans won a silver medal.

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Evans placed seventh in Heat 5 of the Women's 400m Individual Medley with a time of 4:38.91. She did not win a medal during the 2016 Rio games.[5]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Evans competed in the 200 and 400 m individual medley events, winning bronze in the 400 m individual medley.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming Athlete Profile: Blair EVANS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2020-11-21. results.gc2018.com.
  2. News: Triple PanPacs gold for Aussies. ABC News. 19 August 2010.
  3. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/mp/14393689/rice-scrapes-into-400m-im-final-evans-misses-out/ The West Australian: Rice scrapes into 400m IM final, Evans misses out
  4. News: Olympics-Women's swimming 4 x 200m freestyle relay final results . Reuters . August 2012 . 30 June 2017 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924165749/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/oly-swim-sww4x-idUSL6E8J1NNR20120801 . live .
  5. Web site: 2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected. Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011063212/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/news/2016-australian-olympic-swimming-team-selected. 11 October 2016. dead.