Allison Higson
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Full name | Allison Ann Higson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 (age 51) Mississauga, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Etobicoke Swim Club, University of Calgary, Napa Valley Swim Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allison Ann Higson (born March 13, 1973), later known by her married name Allison Cavanaugh, is a former 2-time Olympic breaststroke, individual medley, and freestyle swimmer from Canada. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, she grew up in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. She now lives in Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Sean, and 2 children.
At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, Higson won gold medals in the women's 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, setting new Commonwealth Records in both. Later that summer at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, Spain, Higson captured a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event.
At the 1988 Canadian Olympic Trials, in Montreal, Quebec, at the age of 15, Higson broke the women's 200-metre breaststroke World Record in a time of 2:27:27, previously held by Silke Hoerner of East Germany.
Higson also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in the preliminary heats of the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle, and placed eighth in final of the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay as a member of Canada's team.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allison Higson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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- 1962–1966: 110 yards
- 1970–present: 100 metres
- 1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG)
- 1966: Diana Harris (ENG)
- 1970: Beverley Whitfield (AUS)
- 1974: Christine Gaskell (ENG)
- 1978: Robin Corsiglia (CAN)
- 1982: Kathy Bald (CAN)
- 1986: Allison Higson (CAN)
- 1990: Keltie Duggan (CAN)
- 1994: Samantha Riley (AUS)
- 1998: Helen Denman (AUS)
- 2002: Leisel Jones (AUS)
- 2006: Leisel Jones (AUS)
- 2010: Leisel Jones (AUS)
- 2014: Sophie Taylor (ENG)
- 2018: Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)
- 2022: Lara van Niekerk (RSA)
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