| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:59:29.2 |
| Semifinal | 200m Individual Medley | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:14.14 |
| Heats | 400m Individual Medley | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4:38.69 |
| World Championships | ||||
| Heats | 1500m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 16:23.11 |
| Heats | 200m Individual Medley | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 2:14.17 |
| Heats | 400m Individual Medley | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 4:40.92 |
| World Championships Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 2:01:58.1 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 2:01:37.1 |
| 8 | Marathon 10km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | 2:06:01.4 |
| Marathon 5km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | DNS | |
Nickname
Kez (British Swimming, 03 Mar 2006)
Hobbies
Netball, watching television, teaching in schools, participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Skill Force. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010)
Occupation
Athlete, Tutor
Education
Media Studies - London School of Journalism, London, GBR
Family
Husband Dave Carry
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Stockport Metro/ British Gas ITC Stockport/ Grand Central Pools , Stockport, GBR
Coach
Sean Kelly (GBR) (stockport.gov.uk, 06 Sep 2011)
Position and style
Freestyle (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010)
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Other sports
Her sister played water polo for South Africa. Her fiance, Dave Carry, is also a swimmer. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010; dailymail.co.uk, 20 Jul 2011)
Debut
2006 for Great Britain, Commonwealth Games (Greece) (menmedia.co.uk, 19 Jul 2011)
Injuries
She was stung in the mouth by a jellyfish while leading the 10km open water event at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She was forced to stop for a gel drink and eventually finished 11th. (independent.co.uk, 21 Mar 2007)
In 2005 she spent about two months out of competition with a back injury. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Additional information
Reason for taking up this sport
Her brother was a swimmer and got her involved in the sport. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010)
Ambitions
Winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Rochdale Observer, 25 Jul 2009)
Training
She does 10 two-hour sessions a week, as well as five one-hour sessions. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming world champion in 2009 and winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (British Swimming, 19 Jul 2010)
Hero
British swimmer Steve Parry. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Most influential person in career
Her brother, sister and Steve Parry. (English Aquatics Team Media Guide, 2010)
Superstitions / Rituals
She wears her hair up and always splashes water in her eyes before a race. She also competes without goggles. "I've never worn them and don't feel the need to change now," she said. (Stockport, 14 Feb 2007; Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Keep going because it's worth it in the end." (British Swimming, 25 Aug 2008)
Awards
She became Britain's first ever open water champion when she won gold at the World Championships in 2009 in the 10km swim. (Rochdale Observer, 25 Jul 2009)
General
NATIONAL FIRST
She became the first British athlete to confirm qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London when she won gold in the 10km event at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China. "It's absolutely amazing, I really couldn't be any happier right now. I need to make sure I get home, get back straight back in the water and concentrate on next year [2012] because the hard bits done now and I've made the team and I'm really happy." (bbc.co.uk, 19 Jul 2011)
SKILL FORCE
She is an ambassador for Duke of Edinburgh Skill Force, a charity organisation that helps young people achieve vocational qualification through a range of activity-based projects. (keriannepayne.com, 19 Jul 2010)
EARLY DAYS
In 2002, aged just 14, she smashed Sarah Hardcastle's British 800m freestyle record by more than four seconds. Hardcastle had set the previous record in 1984, three years before Keri-Anne was born. (The Observer, 02 Mar 2003)
FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO ENGLAND
Her parents were originally from England, but moved to Johannesburg in the 1980s. The family returned to England in April 2001. (Rochdale Observer, 29 Dec 2005; The Observer, 02 Mar 2003)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
