About Jessica-Jane Applegate
Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competed in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and on 2 September, Applegate won the gold setting a Paralympic record in the S14 200m freestyle. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming. In December 2025, a year after not being selected to be on Team GB for the Paralympic Games, Applegate announced her retirement from competitive swimming. In the Paralympics, Applegate's first event was the 100m backstroke on 31 August. In taking the gold she not only finished four seconds inside the Great Britain Paralympic qualifying time but also set a new British record.
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