Full name Allison Ann Higson Name Allison Higson National team Canada Role Breaststroke swimmer | Sport Swimming Height 1.80 m Club Etobicoke Swim Club Weight 70 kg | |
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Born March 13, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-03-13 ) Mississauga, Ontario Strokes Breaststroke, 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.