Anna Hopkin

Anna Hopkin MBE (born 24 April 1996) is a British swimmer.[1] She won gold as part of the British team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, setting a new world record time.

Not to be confused with Anna Hopkins.

Anna Hopkin
MBE
Anna Hopkin, in an interview in 2017
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of Arkansas (U.S.)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
2022 Melbourne 50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2020 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2020 Budapest4×100 m medley
2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed freestyle
2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
2022 Rome4×100 m freestyle
2022 Rome4×100 m mixed freestyle
2020 Budapest100 m freestyle
2022 Rome4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (SC)
2019 Glasgow4×50 m mixed freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m mixed freestyle
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m freestyle
2022 Birmingham4×100 m medley

Career

Hopkin, who is from Chorley, competed for England in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal.[2]

In May 2021, at the European Championships held in Budapest, Hopkin won gold medals in women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle, women's 4 × 100 metre medley, mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle and mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relays.[3][4][5]

Hopkin was named as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. This would be her first Olympics and she joined as part of what was considered a "high quality" swimming team.[6] Hopkin swam the anchor freestyle leg in the Mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay, and won gold in a new world record time of 3 minutes 37.58 seconds together with Adam Peaty, James Guy and Kathleen Dawson.[7]

Hopkin was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[8][9]

References
  1. "Anna Hopkin". Team England. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. "Freya Anderson wins Commonwealth Games bronze medal". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. "Two British records land relay teams gold and silver in budapest". British Swimming. 17 May 2021.
  4. "European Swimming Championships: Great Britain win 4x100m mixed medley gold". BBC Sport. 20 May 2021.
  5. "Outstanding medal haul at European Championships and rapid times offer plenty of Tokyo encouragement for Bath-based swimmers". Team Bath. 24 May 2021.
  6. "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. "Olympic gold for Chorley's Anna Hopkin". Lancashire Evening Post. 31 July 2021.
  8. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N20.
  9. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
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