Rebecca Linton
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rebecca Jane Linton |
National team | New Zealand |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 26 September 1985
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Howick Pakuranga |
Rebecca Jane Linton (born 26 September 1985) is a New Zealand former swimmer, who specialised in long-distance freestyle events.[1] She held New Zealand records in the 400 and 800 m freestyle, until they were all broken by Lauren Boyle in 2012. Linton is also a member of Howick Pakuranga Swim Club in Auckland.
Linton qualified for three swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing FINA B-standard entry times of 4:19.03 (400 m freestyle) and 8:52.08 (800 m freestyle) from the New Zealand Championships.[2][3][4]
On the second day of the Games, Linton placed thirty-first overall in the
Shortly after the Olympics, Linton retired from swimming to focus on her studies at the University of Auckland. In 2008, she graduated with the bachelor's degree of psychology and management, before joining the New Zealand Police.[12]
References
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- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "NZ Olympic Team Profiles: Swimming". TVNZ. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Interview with the First Female King of the Bays Winner – Rebecca Linton". New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.