Allison Higson

Allison Ann Higson (born March 13, 1973), later known by her married name Allison Cavanaugh, is a former 2-time Olympic breaststroke, individual medley, and freestyle swimmer from Canada. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, she grew up in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. She now lives in Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Sean, and 2 children.

Allison Higson

Personal information
Full name	Allison Ann Higson
National team	Canada
Born	(1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 (age 51) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, freestyle
Club	Etobicoke Swim Club, University of Calgary, Napa Valley Swim Team
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 200 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 100 m breaststroke 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 100 m breaststroke 1986 Edinburgh 200 m breaststroke 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m medley 1990 Auckland 4x100 m freestyle

At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, Higson won gold medals in the women's 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, setting new Commonwealth Records in both. Later that summer at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, Spain, Higson captured a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event.

At the 1988 Canadian Olympic Trials, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 15, Higson broke the women's 200-metre breaststroke World Record in a time of 2:27:27, previously held by Silke Hoerner of East Germany.

Higson also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in the preliminary heats of the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle, and placed eighth in final of the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay as a member of Canada's team.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allison Higson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.