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Vicky Horner

British swimmer

Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

01Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1995 European Aquatics Championships. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998. She represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the 400-metre freestyle.

She is a three-times winner of the British Championship in 400-metre freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).

02Personal life

Her husband, Rob Hayles, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist. They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.

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