About Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
Joanne Amy Jackson is an English freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She was born in Northallerton and went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire. Jackson won the 400 m freestyle event at the 2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event. On 11 August 2008 at the 2008 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal in 400 m freestyle, finished 14th in the 200 m freestyle and 9th as part of the Great British team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. She then went on to claim a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle – the most medals that any British swimmer has ever won in a single world championships.
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