Joanne Atkinson

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

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

Swimming career

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. She received All-American honours both years. She later attended the universities of Durham and Loughborough. She is married (married surname Palmer) and has two children.

See also

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  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.


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