Jodie Ann Swallow (born 23 June 1981) is a British

triathlete A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the d ...

and former swimmer from

Brentwood, Essex Brentwood is a town in the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the East of England. It is in the London commuter belt, situated 20 miles (30 km) east-north-east of Charing Cross and close by the M25 motorway. In 2017, the popula ...

Triathon career

Swallow is the

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Ironman 70.3 An Ironman 70.3, also known as a Half Ironman, is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The "70.3" refers to the total distance in miles (113.0 km) covered in the race, consisting o ...

champion as well as the winner of the 2009 and 2016

ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships The World Triathlon Long Distance Championships is a triathlon race held annually since 1994. The championships involve a continuous swim-cycle-run, over distances varying between that of an Olympic-distance and an Iron-distance triathlon race. The ...

. In 2004, Swallow represented Great Britain at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

competing in

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, placing 34th. At the

2014 Ironman World Championship The 2014 Ironman World Championship was a long distance triathlon competition that was held on October 11, 2014 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The event was won by Sebastian Kienle of Germany and Australia's Mirinda Carfrae. It was the 38th edition of th ...

she placed 4th, less than 10 minutes behind champion

Mirinda Carfrae Mirinda Carfrae (born 26 March 1981) is an Australian professional triathlete and an Ironman Triathlon world champion. Carfrae has achieved podium positions in six of her seven attempts at the Ironman World Championships: 1st-place finishes (20 ...

Swimming career

At the ASA National British Championships she won the 400 metres medley title in 1996.

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Profiles: Jodie Swallow (GBR)
''Triathlon.org'' 1981 births Living people English female triathletes Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes of Great Britain Alumni of Loughborough University Sportspeople from Loughborough Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-triathlon-bio-stub