Personal information | |
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Full name | Joanne Louise Atkinson |
National team | United Kingdom |
Born | Chipping Campden, England | 4 March 1959
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
College team | University of Miami |
Joanne Louise Atkinson (born 4 March 1959), also known by her married name Joanne Palmer, is an English former competitive swimmer. [1]
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]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Joanne Louise Atkinson |
National team | United Kingdom |
Born | Chipping Campden, England | 4 March 1959
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
College team | University of Miami |
Joanne Louise Atkinson (born 4 March 1959), also known by her married name Joanne Palmer, is an English former competitive swimmer. [1]
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]