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| Full name | Alison Sheppard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1972 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Milngavie & Bearsden ASC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alison Sheppard, MBE (born 5 November 1972) is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland.
She competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.
She is a seven times winner of the British Championship in 50 metres freestyle (1991 and 1999–2004) and the 2003 100 metres freestyle. [2] [3] [4]
Sheppard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to swimming. [5]
She retired from competitive swimming in 2005 and teaches swimming in Stirling in her own swimming school. [6]
| Event | Long course | Short course |
|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 24.68 (2002) NR | 24.06 (2003) NR |
| 100 m freestyle | 55.38 (2003) | 53.91 (2002) |
| 50 m butterfly | 27.05 (2001) | 27.13 (2001) |
| 100 m individual medley | 1:00.76 (2002) NR | |
| Record Key NR:British | ||
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