Amanda Reason (born August 22, 1993) is a Canadian

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and a former world-record holder in the 50-metre breaststroke (long course).

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On July 8, 2009, Reason burst onto the international scene when she posted a 30.23 world record time for the 50-metre breaststroke. Reason is the first Canadian female to break a world record in a long course pool since

Allison Higson Allison Ann Higson (born March 13, 1973), later known by her married name Allison Cavanaugh, is a former 2-time Olympic breaststroke, individual medley, and freestyle swimmer from Canada. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, she grew up in Brampton, On ...

accomplished the feat in the 200-metre breaststroke in 1988. At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships () or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. This was the second time the championships were held in the city after being previously hosted in 1994 World Aq ...

, Reason finished seventh in the 50-metre breaststroke. Reason qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, with her teammate,

Brittany MacLean Brittany MacLean (born March 3, 1994) is a Canadian retired competitive swimmer who has represented her country in the Summer Olympics and other international championships. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay at ...

. She also competed for the Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team that finished fourth with a time of 7.50.65.

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1993 births Living people Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Toronto Sportspeople from Scarborough, Ontario Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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