Victoria Elizabeth Horner (born 11 May 1976) is a female English former competitive

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Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships. She won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the

1995 European Aquatics Championships The European LC Championships 1995 in aquatics were staged in Vienna, Austria from 22–27 August. The competition, organised by the LEN, was held in a temporary pool in the Prater Stadium. The aquatics championships featured contests in swimm ...

. Her team finished 10th in the same event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. She also won a silver medal in the 400-metre freestyle at the

European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998 The second edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships was held in Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England, from 11 to 13 December 1998. A total number of 355 swimmers from 34 nations competed in these champi ...

. She represented

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, at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

in Victoria,

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, Canada and won a silver medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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, Malaysia, in the 400 metres freestyle. She is a three times winner of the British Championship in 400 metres freestyle (1997, 1998 and 2000).

Personal life

Her husband,

Rob Hayles Robert John Hayles (born 21 January 1973) is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until h ...

, is a retired Olympic sprint cyclist. They have a daughter, born 23 January 2006.Tim Maloney (29 January 2006).
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Vicky 1976 births Living people Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Great Britain English female freestyle swimmers English female swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games