Joanne Jackson
Jackson at 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameJoanne Amy Jackson
Nickname"Jo"
National team Great Britain
Born (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986
Northallerton, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
WebsiteJoanneJackson.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDerwentside SC
College teamLoughborough University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle
World Championships – Long Course
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships – Short Course
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 400 m freestyle
European Championships – Long Course
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships – Short Course
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 400 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle

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.

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 previous 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.

Personal bests and records held

Event Long course Short course
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

References

  1. ↑ "Adlington snatches swimming gold". BBC Sport. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Jackson claims new world record". BBC Sport. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Jackson and Adlington win medals". BBC News. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Women's 400m Freestyle Results". Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Results". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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