Nicola Jackson
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Nicola Jackson 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. Jackson swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, as part of Britain's 4×200 freestyle relay team, which finished in sixth place. 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
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She is the sister of British swimmer Joanne Jackson
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United Kingdom
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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. Jackson swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
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in Sydney
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, as part of Britain's 4×200 freestyle relay team, which finished in sixth place. 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
Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming events of the 2001 World Aquatics Championships were held in a temporary pool at Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in July 2001. This edition of the championships featured 20 events for both men and women, including the introduction of a 50 m event in all strokes and equality in the...
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She is the sister of British swimmer Joanne Jackson
Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
Joanne Amy Jackson is a British freestyle swimmer. She is the sister of retired Olympic swimmer Nicola Jackson. She went to Richmond School, North Yorkshire....
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