Elizabeth Warden (swimmer)

Elizabeth Warden (born February 3, 1978) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who specialized in backstroke and individual medley events.[1] She won a silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a time of 4:47.69.[2] Warden was also a member of the swimming team, and a graduate of the University of Toronto.

Elizabeth Warden
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Warden
National team Canada
Born (1978-02-03) February 3, 1978
Scarborough, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, medley
College teamUniversity of Toronto

Warden qualified for three swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:13.60 in the 200-metre individual medley from the Canadian national championships in Victoria, British Columbia.[3][4] On the first day of the competition, Warden placed second behind Hungary's Éva Risztov in the third heat of the women's 400-metre individual medley, with a time of 4:46.27.[5] In the 200-metre individual medley, Warden failed to qualify for the final, as she finished fifteenth overall in the semifinal run, in a second slowest time of 2:17.32.[6][7] In her third event, 200-metre backstroke, Warden missed two places in the semifinals, by 0.76 of a second behind Croatia's Sanja Jovanović, on the morning's preliminary heats with a time of 2:15.77.[8][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Warden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. "Record-breaker Rolph begins gold rush". BBC Sport. September 12, 1998. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. "Warden, Knabe Are Smokin' on First Day of Canadian Trials; Reimer Sets National Record in 400 Free". Swimming World Magazine. July 25, 2003. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  5. "Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 14, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. "Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinal 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 16, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  7. Whitten, Phillip (August 16, 2004). "Yana, Amanda Go 1-2 in Women's 200m IM Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  8. "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. August 19, 2004. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. Thomas, Stephen (August 19, 2004). "Women's 200 Backstroke, Day 6 Prelims: Top Seeds Komarova and Nakamura Qualify Fastest". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.


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