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Full name | Nicola Maria Shearn | |||||||||||
Born | Keynsham, England | 14 October 1966|||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||
Club | Bristol Central SC | |||||||||||
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