Cassie Wild (born 12 June 2000) is a retired British swimmer.[1][2] She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cassie Wild-Richards |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 June 2000 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Wild is from Chester and she is a student at the University of Stirling. Wild was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in April 2021. This would be her first Olympics where she would join an "exceptionally high quality team" including more experienced British Olympians including Aimee Willmott and Molly Renshaw.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Cassie Wild loves swimming now but it wasn't always the case for the young Scot heading to the Olympics". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Chester swimmer to compete for Team GB at Olympic Games". Chester Standard. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Women's 50 metre backstroke: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
edit- Cassie Wild at World Aquatics
- Cassie Wild at British Swimming (archived)
- Cassie Wild at Team GB
- Cassie Wild-Richards at Team Scotland
- Cassie Wild at Olympics.com
- Cassie Wild at Olympedia (archive)
- Cassie Wild at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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