Amy Smith (swimmer)

Amy Louis Smith OLY (born 24 July 1987 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire) is a British swimmer.^[1]

Amy Smith

Personal information
Full name	Amy Louis Smith
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing  Great Britain European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest 4x100 m medley 2010 Budapest 4x100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2011 Szczecin 100 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle

Smith was at the pinnacle of sprinting for British women and a member of the national swim team for a decade. She had a busy programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she competed for the Great British team in the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 5th place in the final.

She also competed in the Women's 50 metre freestyle winning her heat swim off to qualify for the semi-final. She also made the semi-final for the Women's 100 metre freestyle but did not advance and swam the freestyle leg of the Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay in the heat stage.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was part of the England 4 x 100 m freestyle team that won the silver and swam the heat for the silver medal winning 4 x 100 m medley team.^[2][3]

Smith has now^[when?] retired from competitive swimming but instead turned her attention to helping coach the next generation of swimmers through her swimming consultancy Swim Swift Elite^[4] with her partner Joseph Roebuck.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

References

1. "Amy Smith". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
2. "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
3. "Glasgow 2014 – Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Heat 2". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2017.
4. "Swimming Masterclasses and Swimming Camps". Swim Swift Elite. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

External links

• Amy Smith at World Aquatics
• Amy Smith at Team GB
• Amy Smith at Olympics.com
• Amy Smith at Olympedia
• Amy Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Amy Smith at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Amy Smith at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Amy Smith at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)