Helen Jameson

Helen Jameson (born 25 September 1963) is an English former competitive swimmer.

Helen Jameson

Personal information
Full name	Helen Jameson
National team	Great Britain
Born	25 September 1963
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley

Swimming career

Jameson represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning British women's team in the 4×100-metre medley relay, swimming the backstroke leg alongside teammates Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby and June Croft. She also competed in the individual 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke events.

Jameson represented England in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] She also won the ASA National Championship 100 metres backstroke title in 1980 and 1981.[3][4]

Personal life

She is the sister of Andy Jameson.[5]

See also

• Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
4. "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1981, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Jameson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

• British Olympic Association athlete profile