Nicola Jackson
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| Full name | Nicola Clare Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Derwentside ASC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicola Clare Jackson (born 19 February 1984)[2] is a British former competitive 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 a member of Great Britain's 4×200-metre 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 freestyle relay at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships.[4]
She is the sister of British swimmer Joanne Jackson.Her daughter is Lily Jackson who swims for RDASC. Lily goes to Richmond school, she is in year 7.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Nicola Jackson Biography and Olympic Results". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ↑ "British Olympic Association". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ↑ "The Road to Athens- Nicola Jackson". Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ↑ "History of FINA - Women's Events" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2010.