Allison Higson

Allison Higson

Personal information
Full name	Allison Ann Higson
National team	Canada
Born	(1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 Mississauga, Ontario
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, freestyle
Club	Etobicoke Swim Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 200 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 100 m breaststroke 1987 Brisbane 200 m medley Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 100 m breaststroke 1986 Edinburgh 200 m breaststroke 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m medley 1990 Auckland 4x100 m freestyle

Allison Ann Higson (born March 13, 1973), later known by her married name Allison Cavanaugh, is a former breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal with the women's 4x100-metre medley relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, together with Andrea Nugent, Jane Kerr and Lori Melien.

At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Higson won gold medals in the women's 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke, both in games record time. At the 1986 world championships in Madrid, Higson captured a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event.

She briefly held the women's 200-metre breaststroke world record in 1988. Higson also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, in the preliminary heats of the 100-metre and 200-metre freestyle, and placed eighth in final of the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay as a member of Canada's team.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

• sports-reference