Vicky Horner

Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Vicky Horner

Personal information
Full name	Victoria Elizabeth Horner
Nickname	"Vicky"
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1976-05-11) 11 May 1976 (age 49) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Derwentside ASC
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain European Championships (SC) 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400m freestyle

Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998.^[2] She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^[3][4] and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400-metre freestyle.^[5]

She is a three-times winner of the British Championship in 400-metre freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).^[6][7][8]

Personal life

Her husband, Rob Hayles, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist.^[1] They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.^[9]