Jade Neilsen
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 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Born |
24 July 1991 Southport, Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
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Jade Neilsen (born 24 July 1991) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay event.
Personal life
Neilsen was born on 24 July 1991 in Southport, Queensland.[1]
Surfer Paul Neilsen is her uncle and in 1971, he was a world champion in the sport. Other sports she is involved with include surf lifesaving, winning the swim and board rescue event at the 2006 age Australian Championship. As of 2012, she attended Bond University where she was pursuing a degree in sports management, and lives in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
Neilsen is 175 centimetres (5 ft 9 in) tall and weighs 70 kilograms (150 lb).[2][3]
Swimming
Neilsen has a scholarship with the Queensland Academy of Sport.[2]
Neilsen competed in the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games in the 200-metre freestyle event where she came in first. She also competed in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay event where she finished second. She competed in the 4x200-metre freestyle event at the Dubai hosted 2010 World Short Course Championships. Her team came in second with a time of 7:37.57. At the Samoa-hosted 2010 Oceania Championships, she earned one silver medal and three gold medals. She competed in the 2011 Australian Championships in the 200-metre freestyle where she finished third. She competed in the 2011 World Swimming Championships.[1][4][5] At the 2012 Adelaide National Championships in the 200-metre freestyle event, she finished fifth. Her fifth place finish earned her a spot in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay team. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in swimming in the 4x200-metre freestyle event.[2] The Games were her first.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jade Neilsen". Swimming Australia. 1991-07-24. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "London 2012 - Jade Neilsen". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jade Neilsen — London 2012". Ten Sport. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ "Seebohm, Jones inspired by relay win". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ "Geoff Hegill given reprieve as selection standard relaxed". The Australian. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-13.