Joanne Jackson (swimmer)

Joanne Jackson

Personal information
Full name	Joanne Jackson
Nationality	British
Born	12 September 1986 (1986-09-12) Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (170 lb; 12.0 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Freestyle
Club	Derwentside
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Great Britain Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle World Championships – Long Course Silver 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle Silver 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle Bronze 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle World Championships – Short Course Silver 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Manchester 400 m freestyle European Championships – Long Course Silver 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2006 Budapest 400 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle European Championships – Short Course Gold 2003 Dublin 400 m freestyle Silver 2005 Trieste 400 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Helsinki 400 m freestyle Competitor for England Commonwealth Games Silver 2006 Melbourne 400 m freestyle Silver 2006 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle

Joanne Amy Jackson (born 12 September 1986 in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England) is a British freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire.

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.

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

On 11 August 2008 she won an Olympic bronze medal in 400 m freestyle.

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 current world record with a time of 4:00.89.

On 26 July, she claimed silver in the 400 metre freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, 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.

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

External links

• British Olympic Association athlete profile
• British Swimming athlete profile
• Joanne Jackson Official Website

Records
Preceded by Federica Pellegrini	Women's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 16 March 2009 – 27 June 2009	Succeeded by Federica Pellegrini
Preceded by Laure Manaudou	Women's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 8 August 2009 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent