Sophie Allen


Sophie Nicole Allen is an English competition swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. She swam at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Swimming at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|200-metre individual medley]. She won a silver medal in that same event during the 2012 [European Aquatics Championships].

Swimming Career

Following a 2008 European Junior Championships silver medal in the 200 m individual medley, she qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the same event by coming second in the Olympic trials. As well competing in the Olympics, in 2012 she won the silver medal at the European Aquatics Championships. She was also part of the Great Britain team that set a new national record in the short course 4 x 100 m medley relay at the 2012 [FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2012 Short Course World Championship].
In 2013, she was part of the Great Britain team that won the bronze medal in the 4 x 50 m relay event at the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, setting a new British record. At the same championship, she also won individual bronze in the 200 m medley.
In 2014, she won bronze in event at the British Championships. That year, she took part in the Commonwealth Games, finishing 6th in the 200 m individual medley.