Erin Gallagher

Erin Gallagher (born 18 December 1998) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.^[1][2] In 2019, she represented South Africa at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.^[3]

NationalitySouth African

Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 27)

Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight62 kg (137 lb)

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Erin Gallagher

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 27)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  South Africa Event 1st 2nd 3rd Commonwealth Games 0 1 0 African Games 8 2 0 African Championships 5 4 0 Summer Universiade 0 4 0 Total 13 11 0 Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 50 m butterfly African Games 2019 Rabat 50 m freestyle 2019 Rabat 50 m backstroke 2019 Rabat 100 m freestyle 2019 Rabat 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Rabat 4×100 m medley 2019 Rabat 4×100 m mixed freestyle 2019 Rabat 4×100 m mixed medley 2019 Rabat 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Rabat 50 m butterfly 2019 Rabat 100 m butterfly African Championships 2018 Bloemfontein 50 m backstroke 2018 Bloemfontein 100 m freestyle 2018 Bloemfontein 4×100 m freestlye 2018 Bloemfontein 4×100 m medley 2018 Bloemfontein 4×200 m freestyle 2018 Bloemfontein 50 m freestyle 2018 Bloemfontein 50 m butterfly 2018 Bloemfontein 100 m butterfly 2018 Bloemfontein 4×100 m mixed freestyle Summer Universiade 2021 Chengdu 50 m freestyle 2021 Chengdu 100 m freestyle 2021 Chengdu 50 m butterfly 2021 Chengdu 100 m butterfly

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She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle, the women's 100 metre butterfly, the women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay, and the women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

For the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Gallagher was named to the South Africa roster in the 100 metre freestyle based on her performances at the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships.^[5] She was later named to the South Africa team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[6]

On day one of swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, Gallagher ranked ninth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre butterfly, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.29 seconds.^[7] She placed ninth in the semifinals with a time of 59.02 seconds.^[8] The second day, she finished fifth in her 50 metre freestyle preliminaries heat and qualified for the semifinals.^[9] Achieving a fourth-place finish in semifinal heat one, she qualified for the final ranking seventh.^[10] Later in the same session, she anchored the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with a 54.73 in the final to help place fourth.^[11] On day three, she qualified for the semifinals of the 50 metre butterfly, ranking tenth in the preliminaries with a time of 26.96 seconds.^[12] In the semifinals, she set a new South African record with a time of 26.17 seconds and qualified for the final ranking second.^[13][14] For her second event of the session, the final of the 50 metre freestyle, she placed eighth with a time of 25.39 seconds.^[15] In her third and final event of the day, she helped place fourth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay.^[16]

Ranking thirteenth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre freestyle on day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she qualified for the semifinals of the event.^[17] After withdrawing from the 100 metre freestyle semifinals, she lowered her South African record in the 50 metre butterfly in the final of the event, finishing in 26.05 seconds to tie Holly Barratt of Australia for the silver medal.^[18][19][20] Two days later, on the final day of the swimming competition, she helped set new African and South African records in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 58.80 for the butterfly leg to contribute to the fourth-place time of 3:59.63.^[21]