Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
 Jackson at 2009 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joanne Amy Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jo" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1986 Northallerton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | JoanneJackson.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Derwentside SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joanne Amy Jackson (born 12 September 1986) is an English freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She was born in Northallerton and went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.
Swimming career[]
2004[]
She swam in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay. She became the British and European 400 m freestyle champion. She was partly funded by Richmondshire District Council, swimming for Derwentside ASC in Consett, and has swum for Richmond Dales ASC and Durham Aquatics. She first competed in the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona in 2003.
2006[]
In the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event.
2008[]
On 11 August 2008 she won an Olympic bronze medal in .[1]
2009[]
On 16 March 2009 she set a new world record in the 400 m freestyle (long course) in a time of 4:00.66, beating her British rival and reigning Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington in the process, who also broke the previous world record with a time of 4:00.89.[2]
On 26 July, she claimed silver in the 400-metre freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, finishing behind Pellegrini but ahead of Adlington.[3] She then went on to claim a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle – the most medals that any British swimmer has ever won in a single world championships.
2012[]
At the London 2012 Olympics, Jackson finished seventh in her 400 m freestyle heat in a time of 4:11.50[4] and was also part of the British team that finished in fifth place in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.[5]
Retirement from swimming[]
After retiring from competitive swimming in 2012, Jackson went on to establish the Joanne Jackson Swim Academy with former Olympic swimmer Grant Turner.
Personal bests and records held[]
| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:55.54 (2008) NR | 1:56.72 (2005) 1.52.8 relay leg at UK GP 2009 |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:00.60 (2009) NR | 3:54.92 (2009) WR |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:16.66 (2009) | 8:15.50 (2007) |
| Record Key NR:British | ||
See also[]
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
References[]
- ^ "Adlington snatches swimming gold". BBC Sport. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Jackson claims new world record". BBC Sport. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Jackson and Adlington win medals". BBC News. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Results". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Results". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
External links[]
- 1986 births
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- English female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- People from Northallerton
- World record setters in swimming
- People from Richmond, North Yorkshire
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- English female freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from North Yorkshire
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming