Olivia Rawlinson
Personal information | |
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Full name | Olivia Rawlinson |
Nationality | Isle of Man |
Born | 26 October 1992 |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual Medley, Freestyle |
Olivia Rawlinson (born 26 October 1992)[1] is a swimmer from the Isle of Man. She mainly competes in the 200 m freestyle and medley events.
She represented the Isle of Man at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, becoming their youngest participant ever in the Commonwealth Games.[2] Olivia also made her international debut in the Shetland Island Games in 2005 where she competed in 8 races, picking up a medal in every single race.[1] Her main aim is to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London or the 2016 Summer Olympics. Olivia also competed in the 2007 Natwest Island Games where she performed at an extremely high level, winning 8 medals in total, including 3 silver and 5 bronze. This was followed by 4 golds and 3 silver in the 2009 games in Aland. Although Olivia qualified for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealths, she has given up swimming to focus on other things.
She was nominated for the Isle of Man sports awards in February 2008.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Competitor Details - Olivia Rawlinson". Shetland Results 2005.
- ↑ Simon Turnbull (5 March 2006). "Generation Games for island family". The Independent on Sunday.
- ↑ "IOM sports awards nominees named". BBC Sport. 12 February 2008.