Jean Anne Jeavons (born 22 May 1956) is a female English former competition

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Swimming career

Jeavons swam the

Butterfly Stroke The butterfly (colloquially shortened to fly) is a List of swimming styles, swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick"). While other styles like ...

for

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and the Melton Mowbray Swimming Club where she became the county champion and broke the county record which remains to this day. She represented Great Britain at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich competing in the women's 100- and 200-metre butterfly, and 4×100-metre medley relay, and came 20th, 9th, and 10th, respectively, missing out on a place in the 200-metre final by a single place and less than a second. She represented

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in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly events, at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

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. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 100 metres butterfly title in 1971 and 1972 and the 200 metres butterfly title in 1972 and 1973.

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Melton Mowbray Swimming Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeavons, Jean 1956 births English female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England 20th-century English women 21st-century English women