Hilary Caldwell (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian competition

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who trains in

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. She won a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the

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. Caldwell won a bronze medal in the same event at the

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in the 200 m backstroke. She won a gold in the 200 m backstroke at the

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Career

She first started competitive swimming in

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near

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. At the

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in London, she competed in the women's 200-metre backstroke, finishing in 18th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semi-finals. The next season at the

2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.national record for the 200-metre backstroke in each of the qualifying, semi-final, and final rounds in the process. This broke teammate Sinead Russell's record who finished seventh in the same event. Caldwell had teamed up with noted

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in Victoria during 2009, he also coached Canadian Olympic medallist Ryan Cochrane. This move was credited for her successful upturn and focus on the backstroke while being previously looked at as a competitor in the individual medley. She continued to perform well under the tutelage of Bennett, Caldwell next swam to a bronze medal at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in her feature event, the 200 m backstroke. She also swam in the 50 and 100 m backstroke. The next year, she followed that up with a gold medal at the

. The win was an emotional one has it came just months after the death of her esteemed coach, Bennett, who helped propel her to such heights. For the

, Caldwell was named to Canada's Olympic team. In the 200 m metre backstroke event, Caldwell swam to a bronze medal. After the event she told CBC reporters that the previous year was hard and she wanted to make her new coach Ryan Mallette proud. In September 2017, Caldwell was named to

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team. Caldwell had a supporting acting role in the forthcoming film ''

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, June 4, 2020.

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Hilary 1991 births Living people Canadian female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers from London, Ontario Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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