Jacquelene Willmott

Jacquelene "Jackie" Willmott (born 19 March 1965) is a retired British swimmer.

Jacquelene Willmott
Personal information
Full nameJacquelene Willmott
Nickname(s)Jackie
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-03-19) 19 March 1965
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 800 m freestyle
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split 800 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Representing  England
Gold medal – first place1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbane 800 m freestyle

Swimming career

She won three medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships and 1982 World Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in five events at the 1980 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of fourth place in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay.[2] She represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, a silver medal in the 400 metres freestyle and a bronze medal in the 800 metres freestyle, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

She won the 1980 ASA National Championship title in the 200 metres freestyle,[5] the 1980, 1981 and 1983 400 metres freestyle title [6][7] and four consecutive 800 metres freestyle championships.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

She is the sister of Olympians Stuart Willmott and Carrie Willmott, and the aunt of Olympian Aimee Willmott.[2]

See also

References

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