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Lucy Hope

Personal information
Born	(1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 28) Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Great Britain World Championships (LC) Silver 2024 Doha 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold 2018 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 4×200 m mixed freestyle Gold 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2022 Rome 4×200 m mixed freestyle Silver 2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 2023 Otopeni 4x50 m mixed freestyle Bronze 2023 Otopeni Women's 4x50 m freestyle

Lucy Hope, born on January 30, 1997, is a talented swimmer from Scotland. She represents both Scotland and Great Britain in swimming competitions. Lucy is especially good at freestyle events. She has achieved great success in relay races for Great Britain, winning many gold medals at European championships.

Lucy Hope: A Swimming Star

Lucy Hope is a top swimmer from Scotland. She was born in Melrose and has become a specialist in freestyle events. She competes for both Scotland and Great Britain.

Winning Medals for Great Britain

Lucy Hope has won many medals throughout her swimming career. Most of her biggest wins have come in relay races, where swimmers team up to compete. She has won seven gold medals at the European level for Great Britain.

European Championships Success

Lucy first won a gold medal at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships in Glasgow. This was for the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay race.

She continued her success at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. There, she won four more gold medals! These included wins in the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. She also won gold in the mixed 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and the mixed 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay. Mixed relays mean both male and female swimmers are on the same team.

In 2022, at the European Championships in Rome, Lucy and her Great Britain team kept up their winning streak. They won gold again in the women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle and the mixed 4 x 200 metre freestyle. They also earned silver medals in the women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay and the mixed 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay.

World Championships Achievements

Lucy has also achieved success at the World Aquatics Championships. In 2023, she won a bronze medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The following year, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, she earned a silver medal in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.

European Short Course Championships

In 2023, Lucy competed in the European Short Course Championships in Otopeni. She won a gold medal in the 4x50 metre mixed freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the women's 4x50 metre freestyle relay. Short course means the swimming pool is shorter than usual.

Olympic Dreams

Lucy Hope was chosen to be part of the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. This is a huge achievement for any athlete, showing she is one of the best swimmers in the country.

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