Barnet Copt · GBR
Joanne is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an Olympian and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 3 countries and 86 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2005, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 50 breaststroke in 42.19, raced in Barnet.
Her signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 200 individual medley and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 78 meets and 214 recorded swims.
Her fastest 200 freestyle stands at 2:11.75, set in long course (50 m) at Seraing Swimming Grand Prix.
She has raced at the Olympic Games level, in 2008 (Olympic Development Mt). A representative mark at that level is 2:12.02 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). She also appears in national championships and international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2005 to 2013: 9 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2008 is the busiest season on record, with 98 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 3 countries (the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal), including 2 of 86 meets outside the United Kingdom.
Those meets span 22 different venues (Sheffield, Enfield, Barnet and Swansea…). She has raced for Barnet Copt.
Latest competition: Rotherham Metro Level 1 Open Meet in Sheffield, on May 19, 2013, with 2 swims: 2:32.55 in the 200 individual medley and 4:43.62 in the 400 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). She closes this record with 30 current event personal bests and 160 all-time PB improvements, across 437 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB.