Camilla Hattersley

Camilla Hattersley
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995
Height1.74 m (5.7 ft)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamCity of Glasgow[1]
CoachIan Wright [1]

Camilla Hattersley (born 24 February 1995) is a British swimmer who competed for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal at the 2015 British Swimming Championships. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and 800 metre freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She also competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Personal life

Hattersley, also known as DJ Cami, was born on 24 February 1995.[5] She attended Perth Academy in Perth, Scotland,[6] before graduating with a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Glasgow.[7]

Career

In 2012, she carried the Olympic torch for the London 2012 games.[8]

Hattersley competed for Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She finished 7th in the 800m freestyle final.[9] At the 2015 British Swimming Championships, she won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle event.[1] The following year she improved on this with a silver medal in the same event.[1] She also finished joint 7th in the 400 metre freestyle final at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.[10]

In April 2016, Hattersley was selected to be part of the British swimming team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11] She finished ninth in the 4x200 freestyle relay and 15th in the 800m freestyle.[8]

In 2017, Hattersley she was a finalist in both the 800m Freestyle and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the World University Games. She was also a medalist at the British Swimming Championships that year.[4]

She competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she came 5th in the 800m Freestyle event and 7th in the 400m Freestyle.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Camilla Hattersley". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Scotland, Team. "Camilla Hattersley". Team Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Camilla Hattersley". Team GB. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Celebrating Success". Perth Academy. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Glasgow student swims her way to Rio 2016". University of Glasgow.
  8. ^ a b "Camilla Hattersley | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle Final". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ^ "400 m Freestyle - Women" (PDF). European Aquatics Championships. p. 1.
  11. ^ Milne, Hailey (22 April 2016). "Scots swimmer Camilla Hattersley amazes herself by making it to Rio 2016". Evening Times.