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Brittany MacLean (born March 3, 1994) is a Canadian retired competitive swimmer who has represented her country in the Summer Olympics and other international championships.[2] She won a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Brittany MacLean
Personal information
Full nameBrittany MacLean
National team Canada
Born (1994-03-03) March 3, 1994 (age 28)
Etobicoke, Ontario
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEtobicoke Swim Club[1]
College teamUniversity of Georgia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
2014 Gold Coast 800 m freestyle
2014 Gold Coast1500 m freestyle
2014 Gold Coast4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
2014 Glasgow 800 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
2013 Kazan 4×200 m freestyle

Career


Brittany MacLean was first selected as a member of Canada's senior national team in 2011, when she swam at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China. She qualified for the 4x200-metre freestyle relay team that finished 7th in the event final. Also in 2011, MacLean was qualified for the 2011 3rd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru, where she claimed 2 golds, a silver and a bronze. She claimed gold in the 400-metre and the 200-metre freestyle, silver in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, and bronze in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. She set and new junior world record in the 200-metre freestyle with a time of 1.58.93. She attended the Silverthorn Collegiate Institute in Toronto.

She then made her way to the special events and marketing team at the Toronto Blue Jays. She led a team of employees to engage with fans and manage events.


2012 Canadian Olympic Trials, Montreal, Quebec


On March 27, 2012, MacLean qualified to her first Olympic team by winning the Women's 400-metre freestyle final with a new Canadian record of 4.06.08. On the third day of the trials, she qualified for the 4x200-metre freestyle relay with her teammate Amanda Reason. Setting a new personal best of 1.58.09. All of this, Brittany wasn't happy with what she made as long as her sister, Heather was joining her on the team. Her sister Heather qualified for the team on her last event the 4x100-metre finishing 3rd with a securing spot to London.


2012 Summer Olympics, London, England


At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, MacLean swam the 400-metre freestyle heats as her first event, while breaking her Canadian record to 4.05.06 which qualified her to sixth in the final. In the final, she finished 7th with a 4.06.24. In her second event, the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, MacLean swam the anchor leg for the relay heats which qualified Canada to third for the final with her teammates Barbara Jardin, Samantha Cheverton and Amanda Reason with a time of 7.50.84. In the final, MacLean and her teammates finished fourth with a time of 7.50.65.


2016 Summer Olympics


In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] MacLean helped the Canadian team win a bronze in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, but had her performance in individual races hindered by illness, which even had her miss the relay qualifiers. In October, she announced her retirement, deciding to instead finish her degree in sport management at the University of Georgia.[4]


Personal Bests



Long course (50 m pool)


Event Time[5] Venue Date Notes
200 m freestyle 1:56.96 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, Toronto 7 April 2016 NR
400 m freestyle 4:03.84 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, Toronto 5 April 2016 NR
800 m freestyle 8:20.02 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Gold Coast 21 August 2014 NR
1500 m freestyle 15:57.15 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Gold Coast 21 August 2014 NR

Honours


In 2012 MacLean was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[6]


See also



References


  1. "Brittany MacLean profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  2. "Brittany Maclean - Swimming - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. Canadian Brittany MacLean retires from swimming
  5. "Penelope Oleksiak". Swimming Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  6. "Olympic and Paralympic athletes to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.



На других языках


- [en] Brittany MacLean

[es] Brittany MacLean

Brittany MacLean (Mississauga, 3 de marzo de 1994) es una deportista canadiense que compitió en natación, especialista en el estilo libre.[1]

[it] Brittany MacLean

Brittany MacLean (Etobicoke, 3 marzo 1994) è un'ex nuotatrice canadese.

[ru] Маклейн, Бриттани

Бриттани Маклейн (англ. Brittany MacLean; род. 3 марта 1994 года, Торонто, Канада) — бывшая канадская пловчиха, выступала в плавании вольным стилем на средние дистанции (200, 400, и 800 метров)[2]. Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 года в эстафете 4x200 м в/с.



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