Helen Jameson (born 25 September 1963) is an English former competitive
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
.
Swimming career
Jameson represented Great Britain at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in Moscow. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning British women's team in the 4×100-metre medley relay, swimming the backstroke leg alongside teammates
Margaret Kelly,
Ann Osgerby and
June Croft. She also competed in the individual
100-metre backstroke and
200-metre backstroke events.
Jameson represented
England in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke, at the
1982 Commonwealth Games
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...
in
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
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. She also won the ASA National Championship
100 metres backstroke title in 1980 and 1981.
Personal life
She is the sister of
Andy Jameson
Andrew David Jameson (born 19 February 1965) is an English sports commentator and former competitive swimmer. Active as an elite swimmer in the mid to late 1980s he represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, the FINA World Ch ...
.
See also
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Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics
*
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
References
External links
British Olympic Association athlete profile
1963 births
English female swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
English Olympic medallists
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Living people
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
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