Helen Jameson

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Helen Jameson
Personal information
Full nameHelen Jameson
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1963-09-25) 25 September 1963 (age 60)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley

Helen Jameson (born 25 September 1963) is an English former competitive swimmer.

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Swimming career

Jameson represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning British women's team in the 4×100-metre medley relay, swimming the backstroke leg alongside teammates Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby and June Croft. She also competed in the individual 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke events.

Jameson represented England in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] She also won the ASA National Championship 100 metres backstroke title in 1980 and 1981. [3] [4]

Personal life

She is the sister of Andy Jameson. [5]

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References

  1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. Hennessy, John (27 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
  4. Still, Athole (10 August 1981). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1981, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Jameson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2018.