| Place Of Birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Coach | Jan Cameron |
| Recent Results | Telstra FINA World Cup (Sydney, Australia, Nov-2005)
18th in the 100m Freestyle (56.35)
13th in the 200m Backstroke (2:14.47)
6th in the 100m IM (1:02.99)
4th in the 200m IM (2:12.44)
3rd in the 400m IM (4:35.34)
FINA World Championships (Montreal, July-2005)
21st in the 200m Freestyle (2:01.35)
9th in the 200m IM (2:16.62)
16th in the 400m IM (4:51.60)
8th in the 4x200m Freestyle relay (8:07.95) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
did not compete
Kuala Lumpur 1998
15th in the 100m Butterfly (1:05.04)
16th in the 100m Backstroke (1:06.54)
9th in the 200m Backstroke (2:18.55)
10th in the 200m IM (2:23.27)
8th in the 400m IM (4:58.68) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
16th in the 200m IM (2:17.41)
9th in the 400m IM (4:45.21)
13th in the 4x200m Freestyle (8:14.76)
Sydney 2000
20th in the 200m Backstroke (2:16.22)
20th in the 200m IM (2:18.90)
13th in the 400m IM (4:46.42) |
| Other | World ranking:
16th in the 200m IM (as at 01-Aug-2005)
After the disappointment of missing out of the Manchester Commonwealth Games, Helen made the move from Christchurch to Jan Cameron's stable of elite swimmers at the North Shore Swim Club.
She became an Olympian at the age of 18 when she attended the Sydney Games but suffered a form slump in 2002 that saw her fail to adjust to new qualifying standards.
Since making the move, Helen's times have improved greatly - she smashed the FINA qualifying standard for the Athens Olympics by nearly two seconds at the national championships in April 2004.
She was named the Most Outstanding Sportswoman in 2001 at the Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust's Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year Awards. |