- Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English former competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games
Born: | 17 November 1987 Comment | How old is Gemma Spofforth in 2024? / Age: | 36 years
| Zodiac sign: | Scorpio |
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Gemma Spofforth facts
- Spofforth is the current world record-holder and former world champion in the 100-metre backstroke, and won a total of eight medals in major international championships
- Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England
- She had pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on plans to continue swimming
- This was a turning point in her career as she finished up at Portsmouth High School
- Her decision on where to attend university rested on whether she would continue swimming
- Spofforth represented 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, coming fourth in the 100-metre backstroke, four one-hundredths of a second (0
- 04) behind bronze medalist Margaret Hoelzer
- She also came ninth in the 200-metre backstroke
- At the 2009 World Aquatic Championships in Rome, she took the gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke, in a world record time of 58
- 12 seconds
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