Chloe Sutton

Chloe Sutton
Chloe Sutton
Personal information
Full name Chloe Sutton
Nationality  United States
Born February 3, 1992 (1992-02-03) (age 19)
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle
Club Mission Viejo Nadadores

Chloe Sutton (born February 3, 1992) is an American swimmer who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Sutton has won a total of five medals in major international competition, three gold, one silver, and one bronze spanning the Open Water Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games.

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Biography

Sutton was born in Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Lompoc), California in 1992, the daughter of David and Wendy Sutton. Her father is an Air Force officer who was in the Pentagon at the time of the September 11 attacks and is a former football player who played for the United States Air Force Academy. Sutton became a professional swimmer in 2009, bypassing her NCAA eligibility.[1] In 2010, Sutton graduated high school through the University of Nebraska Independent Study Program.

Career

As an open water swimmer, Sutton is a three-time medallist, and is an two-time medallist in the swimming pool. She won the first international medal of her career at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, winning the 10 km open water event. The following year, at the 2007 Pan American Games, she won gold in the same event.

At the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Sutton won the bronze medal in the women's 5 km open water event, finishing behind Russians Larisa Ilchenko and Ekaterina Seliverstova.[2] Sutton qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the test event in Beijing by beating compatriot Kirsten Groome.[3] At the Olympics, Sutton finished in twenty-second place with a time of 2:02:13.6.[4]

In 2009, Sutton qualified for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships by finishing 2nd in 400 m freestyle and 1st in the 800 m freestyle at the 2009 National Championships.[5][6] At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Sutton's best performance was 8th place in the 1500 m freestyle.[7]

At the 2010 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Sutton placed 8th in the 200 m freestyle, 3rd in the 400 m freestyle, and 1st in the 800 m freestyle.[8][9][10] At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Sutton won gold in the 400 m freestyle and silver in the 800 m freestyle, the first medals of her career in the pool.[11][12] Sutton also competed in the 10 km open water event but was disqualified.[13]

At the end of 2010, Sutton competed at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, but finished out of medal contention. She placed 4th in the 400 m freestyle and 7th in the 800 m freestyle.[14][15]

Personal bests (long course)

As of August 20, 2010.
Event Time Venue Date
200 m freestyle 1:59.52 Columbus April 1, 2010
400 m freestyle 4:05.19 Irvine August 20, 2010
800 m freestyle 8:24.51 Irvine August 18, 2010
1500 m freestyle 16:12.56 Rome July 27, 2009

References

  1. ^ "Chloe Sutton Tops Meet, Pool Record; Announces She's Turning Pro". Swimming World Magazine. 2009-12-17. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5vxrcyL6a. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  2. ^ "5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5 km results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2008/sevilla2008/5_km_Women_Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  3. ^ "U.S. swimmer Sutton qualifies for 10-km race". Reuters. 2008-05-31. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5vxytOIQT. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  4. ^ "2008 Beijing Summer Games – Women's 10 km results (final)". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/SWI/womens-10-kilometres-open-water.html. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  5. ^ "2009 National Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_105_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  6. ^ "2009 National Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Indy2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_125_Finals_1_Women_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  7. ^ "13th FINA World Championships – Women's 1500 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C73A1_Res1Heat_113_Finals_1_Women_1500_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  8. ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 200 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_111_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  9. ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_105_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  10. ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvineUS/C73A1_Res1Heat_125_Finals_1_Women_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  11. ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C73A1_Res1Heat_121_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  12. ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/IrvinePPchampionships/C74A_ResSummary_109_Finals_Women_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  13. ^ "Pan Pac open water swimming: Chip Peterson, Christine Jennings win". Los Angeles Times. 2010-08-22. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. http://www.webcitation.org/5vy0Yh7vK. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  14. ^ "10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25M) – Women's 400 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/WSC_DUBAI/C73A1_Res1Heat_124_Finals_1_Women_400_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  15. ^ "10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25M) – Women's 800 m results (final)". Omega Timing. http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2010/WSC_DUBAI/C74A_ResSummary_117_Finals_Women_800_Free.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 

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