| Place Of Birth | England |
| Residence | Portsmouth, England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Coach | Graham Wardell |
| Influential Person | Chris Nesbit |
| Idol | Sir Steve Redgrave and Paula Radcliffe |
| Recent Results | FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005)
12th in the 200m Backstroke (2:13.41)
10th in the 4x100m medley relay (4:07.71)
Olympic Trials (2004)
Gold in the 100m Backstroke (1:01.16)
Gold in the 200m Backstroke (2:11.48) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Bronze in the 200m Backstroke (2:12.01)
9th in the 50m Backstroke (29.69)
12th in the 100m Backstroke (1:03.37)
Kuala Lumpur 1998
Gold in the 200m Backstroke (2:13.18) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
13th in the 100m Backstroke (1:01.96)
7th in the 200m Backstroke (2:12.11)
disqualified in the 4x100m medley relay
Sydney 2000
10th in the 100m Backstroke (1:02.35)
7th in the 4x100m medley relay (4:07.61) |
| Other | Throughout her career, Katy has held three Commonwealth records, eight British records, and five British junior records.
She lists her biggest disappointment as her performance in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and has set herself the ultimate ambition of winning an Olympic medal.
Katy's first sporting success was coming third at the European Youth Olympics in 1995.
She says becoming the World Champion has been her finest sporting moment.
Katy Sexton has been awarded an MBE, and counts it as her most prized possesion. |