Helen Slatter Explained

Helen Slatter
Fullname:	Helen Mary Slatter
Nationality:	British
Strokes:	Backstroke, Butterfly
Birth Date:	7 June 1970
Birth Place:	King's Lynn
Weight:	67kg (148lb)

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

Representing /
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

• Helen Slatter . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106031051/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/helen-slatter-1.html . 2012-11-06 . dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Helen Slatter . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sl/helen-slatter-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Olympics at Sports Reference . 21 April 2018.
2. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32. Times Digital Archive.
5. Web site: Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32. Times Digital Archive.
6. Web site: Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35. Times Digital Archive.