- Francesca Halsall
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername = Francesca Halsall
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fullname = Francesca Halsall
nicknames = Franny-babes
nationality = GBR
strokes = Freestyle, butterfly
club = City of Liverpool
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coach = Colin Stripe
birthdate = birth date and age|1990|04|12
birthplace =Southport ,United Kingdom
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medaltemplates =Francesca Jean Halsall (born
April 12 ,1990 inSouthport ,United Kingdom ) is a Britishfreestyle andbutterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.
She was a member of the European Championships 4×100 m medley relay team that took gold in August 2006.
2008 FINA Short Course World Championships Halsall won four medals at 2008 World Short Course Championships in Manchester, including 4×100 m freestyle bronze on her 18th birthday. She won the
silver medal in the 100 m freestyle behindMarleen Veldhuis of theNetherlands .2008 Summer Olympics Halsall represented
Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 m butterfly, 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle, 4×200 m freestyle and 4×100 m medleyShe reached the 100 m freestyle and swam 54.29 where she finished eighth. She also swam a British record of 53.81 which helped the British quartet set a new national record of 3:38.18 in the 4×100 m freestyle.
Personal bests and records held
External Links
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6648 Team GB Olympic Profile]
* [http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182745-199963-42740-269473-custom-item,00.html British Swimming Profile]
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