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Joanne Atkinson

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Joanne Atkinson
Personal information
Full nameJoanne Louise Atkinson
National team United Kingdom
Born (1959-03-04) 4 March 1959 (age 65)
Chipping Campden, England
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamUniversity of Miami

Joanne Louise Atkinson (born 4 March 1959), also known by her married name Joanne Palmer, is an English former competitive swimmer.[1]

Swimming career

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Atkinson represented Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where she competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100- and 200-metre butterfly events.

Atkinson was born in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, and she attended Millfield School in Somerset.[2] At Millfield, Atkinson was trained by swimming coach Paddy Garratt.

As a 15-year-old, she represented England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she reached the finals of the women's 100-metre butterfly and 4×100-metre medley relay events.[3][4][5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 100 metres butterfly title in 1973 and 1975 [6][7] and the 200 metres butterfly title in 1975.[8]

After Millfield, Atkinson attended the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, where she competed for the Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team in 1977 and 1978, and received All-American honours both years. She later completed a PGCE at Durham University.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame". Millfield School. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 6 Aug. 1973, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ "Examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education". University of Durham Gazette. XXVII (New Series): 51. 1983. Retrieved 26 January 2024.