Katie Shanahan

Katie Shanahan (born 25 June 2004) is a British swimmer.[1][2]

Katie Shanahan
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome 200 m backstroke
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2021 Rome400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place2019 Kazan400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rome4×100 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2019 Baku400 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2019 Baku4×100 m mixed medley
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham200 m backstroke

Career

Shanahan competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi.[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England, starting in July, Shanahan won the bronze medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:39.37.[4][5] Three days later, she won the bronze medal in the 200 metre backstroke with a personal best time of 2:09.22.[6][7]

In 2023, she won two gold medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 200 metres backstroke and the 200 metres medley. It was the second successive time that she had won the 200 backstroke title.[8]

References
  1. "Meet the Bishopbriggs swimmer who has won gold at the European Junior Championships". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Shanahan and Mildred lead the way in Rome". British Swimming. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Women's 400m Individual Medley" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Katie Shanahan claims 400m medley bronze". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results". Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. "Scottish swimmers win three more medals in the pool". Scottish Swimming. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. "British Swimming Championships 2023". British Swimming. Retrieved 20 April 2023.


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