Anna Hopkin

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Not to be confused with Anna Hopkins.
Anna Hopkin
MBE
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Anna Hopkin, in an interview in 2017
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28)
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
College team University of Arkansas (U.S.)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m medley

Anna Hopkin MBE (born 24 April 1996) is a British swimmer.[1] She won gold as part of the British team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, setting a new world record time.

Career

Hopkin, who is from Chorley, competed for England in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal.[2]

In May 2021, at the European Championships held in Budapest, Hopkin won gold medals in women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle, women's 4 × 100 metre medley, mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle and mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relays.[3][4][5]

Hopkin was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. This would be her first Olympics and she joined as part of what was considered a "high quality" swimming team.[6] Hopkin swam the anchor freestyle leg in the Mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay, and won gold in a new world record time of 3 minutes 37.58 seconds together with Adam Peaty, James Guy and Kathleen Dawson.[7]

In 2023, she won the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 50 metres freestyle. It was the third consecutive time that she had won the 50 metres event.[8]

Awards

Hopkin was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[9][10]

References

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External links

Template:Footer Olympic Champions 4x100 m Medley Relay Mixed

Template:Footer European Champions 4 x 100m Mixed Medley

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