Joanne Deakins

Joanne Deakins

Personal information
Full name	Joanne Cara Deakins
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1972-11-20) 20 November 1972 Worcester, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	City of Coventry
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Universiade 1995 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke Representing England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

Joanne Cara Deakins (born 20 November 1972) is an English former competitive swimmer who specialised in the backstroke. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She also represented England at three Commonwealth Games. She won a 1990 Commonwealth silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, and a 1995 Universiade bronze medal in the 200 metres backstroke.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain / England
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	100 m backstroke	1:04.13
			4th	200 m backstroke	2:14.74
			2nd	4 × 100 m medley	4:11.88
1991	European Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	200 m backstroke	2:14.23
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	19th	100 m backstroke	1:04.38
			10th	200 m backstroke	2:13.91
			10th	4 × 100 m medley	4:16.51
1993	European Championships	Sheffield, England	8th	200 m backstroke	2:16.02
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	9th	200 m backstroke	2:18.16
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	200 m backstroke	2:15.82
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	200 m backstroke	2:14.50
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th	200 m backstroke	2:15.03

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joanne Deakins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.