Nicola Jackson

Nicola Jackson
Personal information
Full name Nicola Jackson
Nationality British
Born 19 February 1984
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Nicola Jackson (born 19 February 1984)[2] is a British swimmer, who won two world championships in relay events.

In 1999, Jackson won a silver medal at the World Short Course Championships in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay. The next year, at the 2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre butterfly, and a gold medal as part of Great Britain's world record breaking 4×200 metre freestyle relay team.[3] Jackson swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as part of Britain's 4×200 freestyle relay team, which finished in sixth place.[1] In 2001, she won her only international medal in a long course championship, in the 4×200 metre relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships.[4]

She is the sister of British swimmer Joanne Jackson.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nicola Jackson Biography and Olympic Results". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "British Olympic Association". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Road to Athens- Nicola Jackson". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "History of FINA - Women's Events" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2010.