Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
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| Full name | Joanne Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Jo" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain |
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| Born | 12 September 1986 Northallerton, England |
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Derwentside SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Loughborough University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 400 m freestyle.[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 current 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. The academy offers all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop their swim skills under the guidance of two Olympic swimmers.
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)
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
References
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External links
- British Olympic Association athlete profile
- British Swimming athlete profile
- Joanne Jackson Official Website
- JJSA Official website
- Profile: Joanne Jackson Inspirational Story olympics30.com
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by | Women's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 16 March 2009 – 27 June 2009 |
Succeeded by Federica Pellegrini |
| Preceded by | Women's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 8 August 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- English 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
- Former world record holders in swimming
- People from Yorkshire
- People from North Yorkshire
- People from Richmond, North Yorkshire
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Female freestyle swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- English sportswomen
- English Olympic medallists
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Yorkshire
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