Heather Roffey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Heather Claire Roffey |
| National team |
 Cayman Islands |
| Born |
2 September 1986 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly |
| Club | Bolles School Swim Club (U.S.) |
| College team |
University of South Carolina (U.S.) |
| Coach | Donald Gibb (U.S.) |
Heather Claire Roffey (born September 30, 1986) is a Caymanian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle and butterfly events.[1] She became one of the first swimmers and only female in history to represent Cayman Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, along with Shaune Fraser and Andrew Mackay.[2]
At her first Olympics, Roffey qualified for two swimming events with three days in between. She posted FINA B-standard entry times of 9:01.41 (800 m freestyle) and 2:17.70 (200 m butterfly) from the Ultra Swim Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3][4][5] In the 200 m butterfly, Roffey challenged seven other swimmers on the first heat, including 15-year-old Maria Bulakhova of Russia. She cleared a 2:20 barrier to clinch a fifth spot and thirtieth overall in 2:19.34, just nearly two seconds off her entry time.[6][7] In her second event, 800 m freestyle, Kwon placed twenty-fifth overall on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming again in heat one, she raced to fourth place by a 3.07-second margin behind winner Golda Marcus of El Salvador with a time of 9:02.88.[8][9]
Roffey is also a member of Bolles School Swim Club in Jacksonville, Florida, and a varsity swimmer for the South Carolina Gamecocks, under her respective coaches Jeff Poppell and Donald Gibb. In 2007, she graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
References
- ↑ "Heather Roffey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Cayman Swimmers Take a Bite Out of The Big Apple for New York City Media Tour". Swimming World Magazine. 27 June 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 800m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Heather makes history and goes for the encore!" (PDF). Cayman Swimming. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Women's 200 Butterfly Prelims, Day 4: Jedrzejczak Fastest. Nakanishi, Risztov, Sandeno and Thomas All Qualify". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 800m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Women’s 800 Freestyle Prelims, Day 6: Manaudou, #1 Qualifier, Sets French Record, 8:25.91; Munz and Keller in Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.