Kirsty Balfour

Swimming

100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke

Date of Birth: 21/02/1984
Lives: Edinburgh
Born: Edinburgh
Country of Birth: Scotland
Height: 170
Weight: 58
Club: City of Edinburgh
Coach: Frederic Vergnoux
Occupation: Student

 

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Section heading - Biography

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were Kirsty Balfour’s second Olympic Games. She competed in the 100m breaststroke and palced 15th and the 200m breaststroke were she placed 20th.
 
At the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Balfour finished tenth in the 200m breaststroke competition and sixth as part of Team GB’s 4x100m medley relay team.

The 200m breaststroke has consistently been Balfour’s strongest event and she has claimed an impressive list of medals in the discipline. This includes silver at the 2007 World Championships, silver in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and gold in the 2005 European Championships.

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Section heading - Results

Olympic Games
    
2008 15th 100m Breaststroke 1:09.23
     20th 200m Breaststoke 2:27.87

2004  10th 200m Breaststroke  2.28.92
      6th 4x100m Medley Relay 4.05.63
    
World Championships  

Long Course

2007 SILVER 200m Breaststroke  2.25.94
        5th 100m Breaststroke 1.08.05

2005 21st 100m Breaststroke 1.10.32

Short Course

2008 9th 200m Breaststroke 2:24.83
        11th 100m Breaststroke 1:07.46
        21st 50m Breaststroke 32.31
        4x100m Medley Relay Prelims only
    
European Championships 
 
Long Course

2008 5th 200m Breaststroke 2:28.06

2006 GOLD 200m Breaststroke 2.25.66
        GOLD 4x100m Medley Relay 4.02.24 BR
        SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1.07.95
         21st 50m Breaststroke 33.11

Short Course

2003 24th 50m Breaststroke 32.77
         8th 100m Breaststroke 1.07.61
        4th 200m Breaststroke 2.24.03

2001 25th 50m Breaststroke 33.00
        6th 100m Breaststroke 1.08.69
        9th 200m Breaststroke 2.29.64
         
Commonwealth Games
    
Long Course

2006 SILVER 200m Breaststroke 2.24.04 
       BRONZE 100m Breaststroke 1.07.83
       6th 4x100m Medley Relay 4.12.00

2002 9th 50m Breaststroke 32.83 
        7th 100m Breaststroke 1.10.61
        9th 200m Breaststroke 2.32.87
        5th 4x100m Medley Relay 4.11.40
         
European Junior Championships
 
Long Course

2000 BRONZE 50m Breaststroke 33.33
        SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1.11.35
        10th 200m Breaststroke 2.38.65 

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