Helen Slatter

Helen Mary Slatter (born 7 June 1970) is an English former swimmer.

Helen Slatter
Personal information
Full nameHelen Mary Slatter
NationalityBritish
Born (1970-06-07) 7 June 1970
King's Lynn
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Butterfly

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
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
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
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References
  1. "Helen Slatter". Olympics at Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Lord, Craig. "Back injury threatens Gillingham Games schedule." Times, 29 July 1994, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.
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