Jennifer Reilly: Difference between revisions

In 2000, after now competing in three international meets, she continued her great form at Australian Age Championships picking up three gold and two silver medals. At the Australian Championships and Olympic Selection Trails she won the 400 metre individual medley beating both [[Rachel Harris]] and [[Hayley Lewis]] home to qualify for first Olympics. At the [[2000 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] itself, she finished eighth in the final.

 

 

2002 was by far and away her best year to date. In April, at the [[2002 FINA Short Course World Championships|FINA Short Course World Championships]], she finished fifth in the 400 metre individual medley, eighth in 200 metre individual medley and 15th in 800 metre freestyle event. At the Australia Championships in [[Brisbane]] she took out the 400 metre individual medley for the fourth consective year and for first time was crowned the Australian Champion in the 200 metre individual medley. In July, at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]], [[England]], she won first gold medal in an international meet taking out the 400 metre individual medley in a time of 4 mins 43.59 sec. To complement this she also won silver the 200 metre individual medley and finished fourth in the 800 metre freestyle event. She backed this up in August, at the [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships]] in [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]] winning gold in the 400 metre individual medley in a time of 4 mins 40.84 sec.