Lisa Chapman

Lisa Chapman (born 18 August 1984) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. She competed internationally in freestyle and individual medley swimming events.[1] She qualified as an Olympian and won a silver medal at the European Short Course Championships in 2004. Chapman attended Loughborough University, where she also competed for the swimming team under head coach Ian Armiger.[2]

Lisa Chapman
Personal information
Full nameLisa Chapman
National team Great Britain
Born (1984-08-18) 18 August 1984
Hastings, England
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
College teamLoughborough University
CoachIan Armiger
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 100 m medley

Chapman qualified for the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay, as a member of Team GB at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[3] She finished fourth in the 100 m freestyle from the Olympic trials in Sheffield, posting a relay entry time of 56.17.[4] Teaming with Melanie Marshall, Karen Pickering and Kathryn Evans in the final, Chapman posted a lifetime best and a split of 55.49 to anchor the last 50 metres of the race. This helped the British team achieve sixth-place with a final time of 3:40.82, almost 5 seconds behind the world record set by the winning Australians.[5][6][7]

Four months after competing in her first Olympics, Chapman earned her first career medal, a sterling silver, in the 100 m individual medley at the 2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Vienna, Austria (1:00.88).[8][9]

On 7 November 2005 Chapman made her decision to retire from swimming, and instead pursued coaching opportunities around the pool.[10]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Chapman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. "Hickman and Foster head GB team". BBC Sport. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. Lord, Craig (11 April 2004). "British Olympic Trials, Day 5: Mew Swims 1:00.02 for 100m Breast, 3rd All-Time; Davies Cracks 15 Minutes for 1500 meters; Marshall, Tait, and Turner Also Set National Records as Trials End". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "World Record! Women's 400 Freestyle Relay – Australia Passes U.S. on Final Leg". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  7. "Australia take record win". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  8. Whitten, Phillip (11 December 2004). "Russia's Prilukov Outduels Britain's Davies in 1500m Free, Dutch Women Set Medley Relay Mark on Day 3 of Euro Short Course Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. Lonsborough, Anita (11 December 2004). "Swimming: Gibson comes clean". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  10. "British Olympian Chapman Decides to Move in Another Direction". Swimming World Magazine. 7 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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