Emma Louise Wilkins (born 1 February 1991) is a British sprint
freestyle swimmer.
Wilkins represented Great Britain at the
2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 took place in Rijeka, Croatia from Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 December 2008.
Medal table
Medal summary
Legend:
* WR = World record
* ER = European record
* CR = Championships record
Men's e ...
in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and in the 4×50 m freestyle relay swimming events. She also competed at the
2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...
in Rome, swimming in the
50 m freestyle.
Emma was born in
Stafford,
Staffordshire and raised in
Cannock
Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolv ...
where she attended Cardinal Griffin High School before being awarded a swimming scholarship at
Plymouth College
Plymouth College is a co-educational independent school in Plymouth, Devon.
History
The school was established in 1877. In 1896 Plymouth College bought Mannamead School (founded in 1854), and was temporarily known as Plymouth and Mannamead ...
Independent School, where she moved at the age of 16 years in order to combine her education and sporting aspirations.
References
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1991 births
Living people
English female swimmers
English female freestyle swimmers
People educated at Plymouth College
Sportspeople from Stafford
20th-century English women
21st-century English women
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