Joanne Jackson (swimmer)

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Joanne Jackson

| image = Joanne Jackson (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150

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| caption = Jackson at 2009 World Championships

| fullname = Joanne Amy Jackson

| nicknames = "Jo"

| national_team = {{GBR2}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Northallerton, England

| death_date =

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| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| website = {{URL|joannejackson.com|JoanneJackson.com}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Derwentside SC

| collegeteam = Loughborough University

| coach =

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Joanne Amy Jackson (born 12 September 1986) is an English freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Jo Jackson |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/103366 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}} She was born in Northallerton and went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.

Swimming career

= 2003 =

Jackson won the 400 m freestyle event at the 2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships.

=2004=

She swam in the 2004 Athens Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 400 metres Freestyle, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/8981 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}}{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/9095 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}} She was partly funded by Richmondshire District Council.{{Cite web |date=2004-12-01 |title=Olympian Joanne thanks council for support |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6969841.olympian-joanne-thanks-council-support/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The Northern Echo |language=en}}

=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,{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/swimming/7553179.stm |title=Adlington snatches swimming gold |access-date=11 August 2008 |work=BBC Sport| date=11 August 2008 }}{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 400 metres Freestyle, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/261717 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}} finished 14th in the 200 m freestyle{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 200 metres Freestyle, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/261705 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}} and 9th as part of the Great British team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/261842 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.olympedia.org}}

=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.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/7942809.stm |title=Jackson claims new world record |access-date=16 March 2009 |work=BBC Sport| date=16 March 2009 }}

On 26 July, she claimed silver in the 400-metre freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, finishing behind Pellegrini but ahead of Adlington.{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/swimming/8169322.stm |work=BBC News| title=Jackson and Adlington win medals | date=26 July 2009 | access-date=6 May 2010}} 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{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/swimming/event/women-400m-freestyle/phase=sww014900/index.html|title=Women's 400m Freestyle Results|access-date=11 August 2012|archive-date=1 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801103807/http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/swimming/event/women-400m-freestyle/phase=sww014900/index.html|url-status=dead}} and was also part of the British team that finished in fifth place in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/swimming/event/women-4x200m-freestyle-relay/phase=sww412100/index.html|title=Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Results|access-date=11 August 2012|archive-date=4 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804013205/http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/swimming/event/women-4x200m-freestyle-relay/phase=sww412100/index.html|url-status=dead}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
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)
colspan="3" \| Record Key NR:British

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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)

colspan="3" | Record Key NR:British

References

External links

{{Official website|http://joannejackson.com/}}
[http://www.jjswimacademy.com/ JJSA Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806200058/http://jjswimacademy.com/ |date=6 August 2018 }}
[http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=5648 British Olympic Association athlete profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113235231/http://www.olympics.org.uk/BEIJING2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=5648 |date=13 November 2010 }}
[http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/swimming/womens-profiles/joanne-jackson/ British Swimming athlete profile]
[http://www.olympics30.com/30british-hopefuls/JoanneJackson.asp Profile: Joanne Jackson Inspirational Story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710112145/http://www.olympics30.com/30british-hopefuls/JoanneJackson.asp |date=10 July 2018 }} olympics30.com

{{succession box

| before = Federica Pellegrini

| title = Women's 400 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)

| years = 16 March 2009 – 27 June 2009

| after = Federica Pellegrini

| rec

}}

{{succession box

| before = Laure Manaudou

| title = Women's 400 metre freestyle
world record holder (short course)

| years = 8 August 2009 – present

| after = Incumbent