| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 22 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:02:13.6 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 4 | 800m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 8:24.05 |
| 8 | 1500m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 16:16.10 |
| Heats | 400m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 4:08.22 |
| Heats | 1500m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 16:13.20 |
| Heats | 400m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 4:10.88 |
| Heats | 800m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 8:29.25 |
| World Championships Open Water | ||||
| 3 | Marathon 5km | 2008 | Seville, ESP | 1:00:09.9 |
| Pan Pacific Championships | ||||
| 1 | 400m Freestyle | 2010 | Irvine, CA, USA | 4:05.19 |
| 2 | 800m Freestyle | 2010 | Irvine, CA, USA | 8:24.51 |
| World Championships Short Course | ||||
| 4 | 400m Freestyle | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 4:00.05 |
| 7 | 800m Freestyle | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 8:16.54 |
Hobbies
Reading and writing. (usaswimming.org, 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
Club name
Mission Viejo Nadadores, Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Coach
Bill Rose (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Other sports
Her father, David, played American football for the U.S. Air Force Academy. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Debut
2006 for United States (USA Swimming, 08 Mar 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She first tried swimming at age six.
She started open water swimming in June 2006 after an open water instructional camp in Florida. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011; Washington Post, 23 Jul 2006)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her friend Sarah from dance class wanted to try swimming but was too scared to do so herself, so Sutton tried it with her and fell in love with it. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Ambitions
After her sport career is over she would like to be involved in writing and journalism. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Training
She swims up to four hours a day, six days a week. (usaswimming.org, 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Just missing out on a medal at the 2011 FINA World Championships, finishing fourth in the 800m freestyle. (usaswimming.org, 2011)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Superstitions / Rituals
She likes making wishes. She makes them at 11:11 and in wishing wells and never tells what she wishes for. (usaswimming.org, 31 Jul 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
