Margie Pedder
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| Full name | Sibella Margaretha Pedder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Margie" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
27 June 1980 Portsmouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea Swim Club[1] & USC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Chris Nesbit[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sibella Margaretha Pedder (born 27 June 1980) is an English former competitive swimmer who specialised in butterfly events.[2] She is the former British record holder in both the 100m butterfly and the 200m butterfly and became a semifinalist in the 200 m butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Later she captured a bronze medal when her nation England hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games. During her sporting career, Pedder trained with the Portsmouth Northsea Swim Club under head coach Chris Nesbit and later at the University of Southern California under Mark Schubert.
Pedder competed in a butterfly double, as a member of Team GB, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She eclipsed FINA A-standards of 1:00.74 (100 m butterfly) and 2:10.57 (200 m butterfly) from the British Olympic Trials in Sheffield.[1][3][4] On the first day of the Games, Pedder placed thirtieth in the 100 m butterfly. Swimming in heat four, she escaped from last at the turn to edge out Finland's Marja Pärssinen by 0.41 seconds for the seventh seed in 1:01.53.[5][6] Three days later, in the 200 m butterfly, Pedder advanced to the top 16, and finished her semifinal run with an eleventh-place time and a lifetime best of 2:10.49.[7][8]
When her nation England hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Pedder enjoyed the race by a massive roar of a home crowd, as she took home the bronze in the 200 m butterfly at 2:11.60, extending a delightful feast for the Brits with a two–three finish.[9][10]
Pedder also competed in U.S collegiate swimming for the University of Southern California, where she became a three-time All-American in the mile and 800 freestyle relay.
References
- 1 2 3 Lord, Craig (26 July 2000). "Three British Records Fall on Day Two of Olympic Trials". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Margaretha Pedder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Lonsborough, Anita (27 July 2000). "Swimming: Horner out of time as Earp shines". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Duncan, Whitehead Star on Day Five of British Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 225. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 230. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Thorpe helps Aussies to relay gold". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Thomas takes fourth Games gold". Manchester 2002. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ Greechan, John (4 August 2002). "Thorpedo hits six target". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 June 2013.