Katy Sexton

Katy Sexton (Sexton-Hovey)
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)
Portsmouth, UK
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
SpouseScott Hovey
Sport
ClubPortsmouth Northsea SC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m back LC: 1:00.49
200 m back LC: 2:08.74
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships - Long Course
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
European Championships - Long Course
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 4×50 m medley
European Championships - Short Course
Silver medal – second place 2000 Valencia 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester[1] 200 m backstroke
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Katy Sexton, MBE (born 21 June 1982) is a former Olympic swimmer from Great Britain. She became the first British swimmer to win a World Championship title, when she won the Women's 200m Back at the 2003 World Championships. She is twice an Olympian and has represented Great Britain in four World Championships, the first in 1998 when she was 16, and in three Commonwealth Games. She was given the MBE for services to swimming in the 2004 New Year Honours list.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Sexton, Gibson Receive MBE Honors". Swimming World magazine. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.