Sarah Collings
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| Full name | Sarah Louise Collings[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Bradford and University of Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ian Armiger and Ian Turner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Louise Collings (born May 1978) is a female English and British former competitive swimmer and six times British champion.
Swimming career
[edit]Collings made her senior international debut at 1997 European Aquatics Championships in Seville.[2] where she finished in 7th.
Collings represented England and won a bronze medal in the 800 metres freestyle event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4][5]
She is a four times champion of the ASA National Championship over 800 metres freestyle in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 1999.[6][7][8][9] She is also a one time winner of the 200 metres title and the 400 metres title in 1996.[10][11]
Sarah represented Great Britain at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999 and won bronze medals in 1996 and 1998. She also represented Great Britain at the World Short Course Championships in 1997 and 1999, finishing in the Top 8 both times.
At Masters level in 2016 Sarah swam in the European Masters Swimming Championships in London and became champion in the 35 - 39 age group at both the 400m and 800m Freestyle, and won Silver in the 200m in a British Record time.
Personal life
[edit]She was educated at the University of Bath achieving BA (Hons) in Coach Education. She followed this up with a PG Cert in Coaching Science from the University of West England and has since graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a MSD in Sporting Directorship. Currently she is the Director of Sport at the Griffin Schools Trust.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Matla, Harold (1 April 2024). "European Masters Swimming All Time Top Ten Individuals Long Course (50m)" (PDF). European Aquatics. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Sporting Director Student Profiles". Manchester Metropolitan University.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 1 Aug. 1994, p. 23". The Times. August 1994. p. 23.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". The Times. 15 July 1996. p. 38.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". The Times. 13 July 1998. p. 39.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43". The Times. 12 July 1999. p. 43.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". The Times. 15 July 1996. p. 38.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37". The Times. 12 July 1996. p. 37.
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol
- English female freestyle swimmers
- British female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games