Place Of Birth | Portsmouth |
Residence | Loughborough |
Occupation | Student |
Coach | Ben Titley |
Idol | Lance Armstrong (cyclist), Paula Radcliffe (athlete), and Ian Thorpe (swimmer) |
Recent Results | FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005) Bronze in the 400m Freestyle (4:07.25) 4th in the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay (7:59.04) |
Commonwealth Games History | Melbourne 2006 Gold in the 200m Freestyle (1:57.25) new Commonwealth Games record.
Manchester 2002 did not compete |
Olympic Games History | Athens 2004 5th in the 4 x 200m Freestyle relay (7:59.11) |
Other | Personal Best: 100m Freestyle - 56.32 (2005) 200m Freestyle - 1:59.53 (2005) 400m Freestyle - 4:07.02 (BR - 2005)
World Ranking: 22nd in the 200m Freestyle (as at 01-Aug-2005) 3rd in the 400m Freestyle (as at 01-Aug-2005) 18th in the 800m Freestyle (as at 01-Aug-2005)
Caitlin was first selected in the Great Britain squad in 2002.
Her uncle Alan McClatchey won an Olympic bronze in the 4 x 200m relay in Montreal in 1976.
She lists her toughest opponent in the pool as herself.
Her bronze in the 400m Freestyle at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal came in her debut year as a 400m swimmer. |