Beth Hazel

Elizabeth Merryn Hazel (born January 15, 1974) is an English-born former competition swimmer who represented Canada in international events.

Beth Hazel
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Merryn Hazel
National teamCanada
Born (1974-01-15) January 15, 1974
Thornton Heath, London, England
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
ClubLondon Aquatic Club (Ontario)
College teamUniversity of Florida
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana 200 m butterfly

In her international debut as a 17-year-old at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Hazel won a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the women's 200-metre butterfly, finishing behind Americans Susan Gottlieb and Angie Wester-Krieg. A year later at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she swam in the preliminary heats of the women's 200-metre backstroke, clocking a time of 2:17.70 and finishing 25th overall among 43 contenders.[1]

Hazel attended the University of Florida, where she swam for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition from 1992 to 1995.[2] During her college swimming career, she received nine All-American honors, and won SEC championships in the 400-yard medley relay in 1993, and the 200-yard backstroke in 1995.[2] She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1995.[3]

After the Olympic Games, Hazel went on to marry Don Field. In 2002, their twins, Erin and Sean Field, were born. Hazel now works as a rheumatologist at the Montreal General hospital. She is also the residency program director for Rheumatology at McGill University.[4] Dr. Hazel still swims in her spare time.

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beth Hazel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. Florida Swimming & Diving 2014–15 Media Supplement Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 79, 82, 86, 89, 98 (2014). Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. University of Florida Alumni Directory, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2000).
  4. "Faculty | Division of Rheumatology - McGill University".


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