Personal information | |
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Full name | Sarah Blake Bateman |
National team | Iceland |
Born | Orlando, Florida | June 15, 1990
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley |
Club | Ægir (Iceland) Patriot Aquatics (USA) |
College team | University of Florida |
Sarah Blake Bateman (born June 15, 1990) is an American-born competition swimmer who has represented Iceland in international events. [1] She was born and raised in the United States, but has dual citizenship from her Icelandic maternal grandmother Johanna Hjaltalin. [2]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 100 m backstroke, but did not advance beyond the first round. [3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 32nd overall in the preliminary heats in the 100-meter butterfly, and did not advance. [4] In the 50-meter freestyle heats, she tied for 16th with two other swimmers and took part in a qualification swim-off, but did not advance. [5] She was part of the Icelandic 4 × 100 m medley team, but that team also did not advance beyond the first round. [3]