Georgina Schwiening

George Schwiening (born 15 December 1994) is an English international athlete.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Georgina Schwiening
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994
Cambridge, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubCambridge Runners

Biography

Schwiening was educated at the University of Bath and is a former World Junior Duathlon Champion.[3] She switched to marathon running following problems over European duathlon Covid-related travel restrictions and disruption.[4]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's marathon event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she finished in 11th place in a time of 2:40:09.[1][3] In December 2022 she took part in the Valencia marathon and finished in a time of 2:26:28.[5]

References

  1. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Georgina Schwiening". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Jonny Mellor & Georgina Schwiening named in England team". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 15 January 2023.


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