Alexandra Jackson
Appearance
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Full name | Alexandra Elizabeth Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 10 June 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandra Elizabeth Jackson (born 10 June 1952) is a Manx former competitive swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]She won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the 100- and 200-metre freestyle, and the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relay events; her best achievement were sixth places in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relay.[2] In the medley relay she competed with Margaret Auton, Wendy Burrell and Dorothy Harrison.[3]
She is a four times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1967-1970) and the 200 metres freestyle in 1968.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Alexandra Jackson. les-sports.info
- ^ Alexandra Jackson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Medley relay results, Sports reference
- ^ ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 11 Aug. 1969, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
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- 1952 births
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- British female freestyle swimmers
- Irish female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Manx sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for the Isle of Man
- Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Manx swimmers
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