Georgina Lee

Who is Georgina Lee?

Georgina Lee is a former British Olympic swimmer.

Lee won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She was also a bronze medallist at the European SC Championships in 2001.

Lee represented Great Britain at both the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In Sydney she reached the semifinal in the 200 m butterfly, breaking the British Record and finishing in 10th place. In Athens she reached the semifinal in the 200 m butterfly, again finishing in 10th place, and she reached the final in both the 4×100 m medley relay and the 4×200 m freestyle relay. She also competed in the 100 m butterfly but did not progress beyond the heats.

Lee set 14 British records between 2000 and 2004, and won the British Championships 14 times in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events.

Attending Southern Methodist University in Dallas between 2001 and 2004, Lee won two gold medals at the U.S. National Championships in 2003. She was a silver and bronze medallist at the NCAA Championships, and she was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship upon graduation.