Isabelle Thorpe
Isabelle Thorpe (born 4 March 2001)[1] is a
Isabelle Thorpe
British synchronised swimmer who won a silver
medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the duet.
She competed in the women's duet event at the
2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
She also represented Great Britain at the 2017
World Aquatics Championships in Budapest,
Hungary and at the 2019 World Aquatics
Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She
also competed at the 2022 World Aquatics
Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She trains
at the City of Bristol Swimming Club.[3]
Thorpe in 2024
Career Personal information
At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, National team United Kingdom
Thorpe and Kate Shortman competed in the duet Born 4 March 2001
technical routine and duet free routine and they Bristol, England
finished in 14th place in the preliminary round in Sport
both events.[4][5]
Sport Swimming
In 2021, she competed in the duet free routine and Strokes Synchronised swimming
duet technical routine events at the 2020 European
Medal record
Aquatics Championships held in Budapest,
Hungary. Thorpe and Kate Shortman finished in Representing Great Britain
9th place in the duet technical routine at the 2022 Olympics
World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, 2024 Paris Duet
Hungary. World Championships
At the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in 2024 Doha Duet technical routine
Doha, Thorpe and Shortman won the silver medal 2024 Doha Duet free routine
in the Duet technical routine competition, European Championships
becoming the first Britons to do so.[6] The pair 2024 Belgrade Duet technical routine
followed this up with bronze in the Duet free
2024 Belgrade Duet free routine
routine competition.[7] This ensured the duo's
European Games
qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics[8] where
2023 Kraków-Małopolska Duet free routine
they won a silver medal.[9][10][11] This was the first ever medal for Great Britain in artistic swimming at
the Olympics.[9]
References
1. "Artistic swimming – Entry list" ([Link]
[Link]) (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived ([Link]
[Link]/web/20200729143545/[Link]
[Link]) (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
2. Bennett, Charlie (3 August 2021). "Swimming duo Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe go
from Zoom routines to Olympic pool" ([Link]
ng-kate-shortman-isabelle-thorpe-5733974). Bristol Post. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
3. "Making a splash: Interview with Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe" ([Link]
[Link]/making-a-splash-interview-with-kate-shortman-and-isabelle-thorpe/). The Bristol
Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
4. "Duet technical routine – Preliminary round" ([Link]
[Link]) (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived
([Link]
[Link]) (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved
29 July 2020.
5. "Duet free routine – Preliminary round" ([Link]
[Link]) (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (http
s://[Link]/web/20200729144450/[Link]
[Link]) (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July
2020.
6. "World Aquatics Championships 2024: GB's Izzy Thorpe & Kate Shortman win silver and
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix takes diving bronze" ([Link]
4931). BBC Sport. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
7. "Final results" ([Link]
[Link]) (PDF). [Link]. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
8. "World bronze seals Olympic Games spot for Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe" ([Link]
[Link]/artistic-swimming/shortman-thorpe-qualify-olympics-2024/). Swim England. 9
February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
9. "History makers in the pool as Great Britain claim first artistic swimming medal" ([Link]
[Link]/sport/olympics/great-britain-netherlands-china-austria-paris-b2594511.
html). The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
10. "Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal" ([Link]
ympics/articles/[Link]). BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
11. "Team GB's Isabelle Thorpe and Kate Shortman earn artistic swimming silver as China win
dramatic gold late on" ([Link]
2024/2024/isabelle-thorpe-kate-shortman-silver-team-gb-artistic-swimming_sto20028222/st
[Link]). Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
Isabelle Thorpe ([Link]
g-profiles/isabelle-thorpe/) at British Swimming
Isabelle Thorpe ([Link] at
World Aquatics
Isabelle Thorpe ([Link] at [Link]
Isabelle Thorpe ([Link] at Team GB
Isabelle Thorpe ([Link] at Olympedia
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