Chloe Sutton
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Birth name | Chloe Elizabeth Sutton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Chloe Elizabeth Sutton Mackey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S. | February 3, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Jacob Mackey (2019–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SEAL Innovation Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chloe Elizabeth Sutton Mackey (born February 3, 1992) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle and long-distance events. Sutton represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. Sutton has won a total of five medals in major international competition, three gold, one silver, and one bronze spanning the Open Water Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, and Pan American Games. She was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and competed in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Biography[]
Sutton was born on Vandenberg Air Force Base (near Lompoc, California) in 1992, to David and Wendy Sutton; her parents would also welcome a son, Colin, a few years later. Wendy was a pharmaceutical sales rep and model from Chicago. David, a U.S. Air Force officer, was in the Pentagon at the time of the September 11 attacks; he formerly played football for the U.S. Air Force Academy. Chloe's adored "little" brother Colin, who ultimately grew to 6'5" and 285 pounds, played football for the University of Colorado; he currently enjoys a career in finance.
Sutton swam on the Sequoia Farms Stingrays summer swim team in Centreville, Virginia from 1998 to 2000.
Bypassing her college eligibility, Chloe became a professional swimmer on December 22, 2009 during the annual Elite Pro-AM Meet held in Oklahoma City.[1] In 2010, Sutton graduated from high school through the University of Nebraska Independent Study Program. In 2015 Chloe graduated with her bachelor's degree in Communications.
On September 15, 2019, Chloe married Jacob Mackey in Sedalia, Colorado. They now live in Reno, Nevada. The couple welcomed their first child, son Andrew, in October 2020; Andrew is named after his maternal grandfather, David Andrew Sutton.
Career[]
As an open water swimmer, Sutton is a three-time medalist, and is a two-time medalist in the swimming pool. She won the first international medal of her career at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, winning the 10-kilometer open water event. The following year, at the 2007 Pan American Games, she won gold in the same event.
At the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Sutton won the bronze medal in the women's 5-kilometer open water event, finishing behind Russians Larisa Ilchenko and .[2] Sutton qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the test event in Beijing by beating compatriot .[3] At the Olympics, Sutton finished the 10 km event in twenty-second place with a time of 2:02:13.6.[4]
In 2009, Sutton qualified for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships by finishing second in 400-meter freestyle and first in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2009 National Championships.[5][6] At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Sutton's best performance was eighth place in the 1,500-meter freestyle.[7]
At the 2010 National Championships, the selection meet for the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Sutton placed eighth in the 200-meter freestyle, third in the 400-meter freestyle, and first in the 800-meter freestyle.[8][9][10] At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Sutton won gold in the 400-meter freestyle and silver in the 800-meter freestyle, the first medals of her career in the pool.[11][12] Sutton also competed in the 10-kilometer open water event, but was disqualified.[13]
At the end of 2010, Sutton competed at the 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, but finished out of medal contention. She placed fourth in the 400-meter freestyle and seventh in the 800-meter freestyle.[14][15]
In June 2012, Sutton became the first American to make Olympic swimming teams in both open water and pool events. At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, she earned a spot for the U.S. Olympic team in the 400-meter freestyle to go along with her 2008 Olympic appearance in the open water event.[16] In the 400-meter freestyle final, Sutton placed second behind Allison Schmitt. She also competed in the 800-meter freestyle and finished fourth in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she finished tenth in the preliminary heats of the 400-meter freestyle, and was not among the top eight to advance to the final.[17]
Personal bests (long course)[]
- As of June 25, 2013.
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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200 m freestyle | 1:59.38 | Columbia | February 18, 2011 |
400 m freestyle | 4:04.18 | Omaha | June 26, 2012 |
800 m freestyle | 8:23.24 | Indianapolis | June 25, 2013 |
1500 m freestyle | 16:07.83 | Charlotte | May 9, 2013 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Chloe Sutton Tops Meet, Pool Record; Announces She's Turning Pro". Swimming World Magazine. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ "5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5 km results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. swimmer Sutton qualifies for 10 km race". Reuters. May 31, 2008. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ "2008 Beijing Summer Games – Women's 10 km results (final)". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "2009 National Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "2009 National Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "13th FINA World Championships – Women's 1500 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 200 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved January 23, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2010 National Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved January 23, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 400 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved January 23, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 800 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved January 23, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pan Pac open water swimming: Chip Peterson, Christine Jennings win". Los Angeles Times. August 22, 2010. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ "10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25M) – Women's 400 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25M) – Women's 800 m results (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Albano, Dan (June 26, 2012). "Nadadores' Sutton heading to Olympics". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chloe Sutton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links[]
- Chloe Sutton Mackey on Twitter
- Chloe Sutton at USA Swimming (archive)
- Chloe Sutton at FINA
- Chloe Sutton at TeamUSA.org
- Chloe Sutton at Olympics.com
- Chloe Sutton at Olympedia
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American female freestyle swimmers
- American long-distance swimmers
- Female long-distance swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- Sportspeople from Santa Barbara County, California
- Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 21st-century American women