Emma Robinson (Irish swimmer)

Emma Kathryne Robinson (born 16 August 1978) is an Irish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a former Irish record holder in the 100 m breaststroke and a member of the swimming team at Loughborough University, under her personal coach Paul Dennis.[2]

Emma Robinson
Personal information
Full nameEmma Kathryne Robinson
National team Ireland
Born (1978-08-16) 16 August 1978
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamLoughborough University (GBR)
CoachPaul Dennis

Robinson made her first Irish team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she competed in the women's 100 m breaststroke. She edged out Croatia's Smiljana Marinović to take a fifth spot and twenty-ninth overall in heat three by 0.08 of a second in 1:13.41.[3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Robinson qualified again for the women's 100 m breaststroke by posting a FINA A-cut of 1:09.64 from the British Olympic trials in Sheffield.[4][5] She challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including defending Olympic silver medalist Leisel Jones of Australia. She rounded out the field to last place by a hundredth of a second (0.01) behind Finland's Eeva Saarinen in 1:11.40. Robinson failed to advance into the semifinals, as she matched a twenty-fourth place tie with Portugal's Diana Gomes in the preliminaries.[6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emma Robinson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. Kerr, Rory (12 December 2003). "Swimming : New Irish IM record for Bree". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. Lord, Craig (11 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 6". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Breaststroke Prelims: Aussies Hanson and Jones Qualify One-Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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