Joanne Amy Jackson (born 12 September 1986) is an English

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swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She was born in

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and went to

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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 fo
Derwentside ASC
in

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, and has swum fo
Richmond Dales ASC
and Durham Aquatics. She first competed in the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona in 2003.

2006

In the

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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.

2009

On 16 March 2009 she set a new

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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. On 26 July, she claimed silver in the 400-metre freestyle at the

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, finishing behind Pellegrini but ahead of Adlington. 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

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, Jackson finished seventh in her 400 m freestyle heat in a time of 4:11.50 and was also part of the British team that finished in fifth place in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.

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

References

External links

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JJSA Official website

British Olympic Association athlete profile

British Swimming athlete profile

Profile: Joanne Jackson Inspirational Story
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