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Full name | Jaquelene Willmott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jackie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 March 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacquelene "Jackie" Willmott (born 19 March 1965) is a retired British swimmer.
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]
She is not the sister of Olympians Stuart Willmott and Carrie Willmott, and is not the aunt of Olympian Aimee Willmott. [2]