Joanne Jackson (swimmer)

Joanne Amy Jackson (born 12 September 1986) is an English freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson.^[1] She was born in Northallerton and went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.

Joanne Jackson

Jackson at 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Joanne Amy Jackson
Nickname	"Jo"
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 38) Northallerton, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Website	JoanneJackson.com
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Derwentside SC
College team	Loughborough University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle World Championships – Long Course 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle World Championships – Short Course 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 400 m freestyle European Championships – Long Course 2006 Budapest 400 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle European Championships – Short Course 2003 Dublin 400 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 400 m freestyle 2006 Helsinki 400 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 400 m freestyle 2006 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle

Swimming career

2003

Jackson won the 400 m freestyle event at the 2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships.^[1]

2004

She swam in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay.^[2][3] She was partly funded by Richmondshire District Council.^[4]

2006

In the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event.

2008

On 11 August 2008 at the 2008 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal in 400 m freestyle,^[5][6] finished 14th in the 200 m freestyle^[7] and 9th as part of the Great British team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[8]

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.^[9]

On 26 July, she claimed silver in the 400-metre freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, finishing behind Pellegrini but ahead of Adlington.^[10] 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^[11] and was also part of the British team that finished in fifth place in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.^[12]

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

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle