Alison Sheppard
Glasgow, Scotland
Medal record
Representing Great Britain | ||
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World Championships (LC) | ||
2001 Fukuoka | 4×100 m freestyle | |
World Championships (SC) | ||
1999 Hong Kong | 4×100 m freestyle | |
2002 Moscow | 50 m freestyle | |
1999 Hong Kong | 50 m freestyle | |
2000 Athens | 50 m freestyle | |
2000 Athens | 4×100 m freestyle | |
2002 Moscow | 100 m medley | |
European Championships (LC) | ||
1999 Istanbul | 50 m freestyle | |
1999 Istanbul | 4×100 m freestyle | |
European Championships (SC) | ||
2002 Riesa | 50 m freestyle | |
2003 Dublin | 100 m indiv. medley | |
2000 Valencia | 50 m freestyle | |
2000 Valencia | 4×50 m freestyle | |
2002 Riesa | 100 m indiv. medley | |
2003 Dublin | 50 m freestyle | |
1998 Sheffield | 4×50 m freestyle | |
1999 Lisbon | 4×50 m freestyle | |
2000 Valencia | 4×50 m medley | |
Representing Scotland | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2002 Manchester[1] | 50 m freestyle | |
1998 Kuala Lumpur | 50 m freestyle | |
2002 Manchester | 50 m butterfly |
Alison Sheppard, MBE (born 5 November 1972) is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland.
Swimming career
She competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.
She is a seven times winner of the British Championship in 50 metres freestyle (1991 and 1999–2004) and the 2003 100 metres freestyle.[2][3][4]
Sheppard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to swimming.[5]
She retired from competitive swimming in 2005 and teaches swimming in Stirling in her own swimming school.[6]
Personal bests and records held
Event | Long course | Short course |
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50 m freestyle | 24.68 (2002) NR | 24.06 (2003) NR |
100 m freestyle | 55.38 (2003) | 53.91 (2002) |
50 m butterfly | 27.05 (2001) | 27.13 (2001) |
100 m individual medley | 1:00.76 (2002) NR | |
Record Key NR:British |
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ "BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics". BBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Slimmer Read is ready for Athens." Times, 3 Aug. 1991, p. 33". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the record." Times, 27 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 26.
- ^ Scotland, Team. "Alison Sheppard". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
External links
- British Swimming athlete profile
- Alison Sheppard at World Aquatics
- Alison Sheppard at SwimRankings.net
- Alison Sheppard at Olympics.com
- Alison Sheppard at Olympedia
- Alison Sheppard at Team GB
- Alison Sheppard at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Female World Cup Overall Winner 2002/2003 | Succeeded by Martina Moravcová |
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World short-course champions in women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
- 1993: China (Lü, Shan, Jia, Le)
- 1995: China (Chao, Shan, Han, Le)
- 1997: China (Le, Chao, Shan, Nian)
- 1999: Great Britain (Sheppard, Huddart, Pickering, Rolph)
- 2000: Sweden (Jöhncke, Alshammar, Kammerling, Sjöberg)
- 2002: Sweden (Lillhage, Alshammar, Sjöberg, Kammerling)
- 2004: United States (Weir, Joyce, Benko, Thompson)
- 2006: Netherlands (Dekker, Schreuder, Groot, Veldhuis)
- 2008: Netherlands (Schreuder, Heemskerk, Dekker, Veldhuis)
- 2010: Netherlands (Heemskerk, Dekker, Schreuder, Kromowidjojo)
- 2012: United States (Romano, Hardy, Neal, Schmitt)
- 2014: Netherlands (Dekker, Heemskerk, van der Meer, Kromowidjojo)
- 2016: United States (Weir, Worrell, Kennedy, Comerford)
- 2018: United States (Smoliga, Neal, Comerford, Dahlia)
- 2021: United States (Douglass, Curzan, Berkoff, Weitzeil)
Canada (Sanchez, Mac Neil, Smith, Savard) - 2022: Australia (O'Callaghan, Wilson, Harris, McKeon)