Erika Fairweather
Erika Fairweather (born 31 December 2003) is a New Zealand swimmer[1] who competed in three events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, the 400 metre freestyle[2] women's 400 metre freestyle, 200 freestyle and 4x200 freestyle, 200 metre freestyle and 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 31 December 2003 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
In 2018 she competed at both the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Games.
In August 2019, Fairweather won the gold medal in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, breaking her own New Zealand age-group record with a time of 1:57.96. She finished fourth in the final of the 400 metres, again breaking her own national age-group record with a time of 4:08.78.[3]
References
- "Junior swimmer Erika Fairweather qualifies for world championships". Stuff. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 400m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Kiwi swimmer Erika Fairweather powers to world junior gold in 200m freestyle," stuff.co.nz. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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