Georgina Schwiening
English runner
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British (English) |
Born | (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 29) Cambridge, England |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Club | Cambridge Runners |
George Schwiening (born 15 December 1994) is an English international athlete.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
Biography
Schwiening was educated at the University of Bath and is a former World Junior Duathlon Champion.[3] She switched to marathon running following problems over European duathlon Covid-related travel restrictions and disruption.[4]
In 2022, she was selected for the women's marathon event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she finished in 11th place in a time of 2:40:09.[1][3] In December 2022 she took part in the Valencia marathon and finished in a time of 2:26:28.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Georgina Schwiening". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Jonny Mellor & Georgina Schwiening named in England team". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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