Joanne Jackson dominates Women’s 200m freestyle heats - British Gas ASA National Championships
Joanne Jackson of Loughborough University dominated the Women’s 200m freestyle qualifying rounds on the first day of the 2011 British Gas ASA Long Course National Championships, in Sheffield.
The meet is subject to finalise the British team which will compete at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, this July. All those swimmers who failed to sustain their spots in the British team to Shanghai in the first attempt are provided with a chance
to prove their qualifications in the second trials for the world titles.
The 24-year-old Joanne Jackson qualified as the top fastest swimmer into the finals, by posting a time of 1 minute and 59.67 seconds. She was followed by Sheffield’s Rebecca Turner and her team-member, Caitlin McClatchey, who transpired as the second and
third fastest swimmers, with remarkable timings of 2:00.08 and 2:00.16 minutes, respectively.
Jackson, who has already represented Britain at the numerous international swimming events, is now one step closer to confirm her spot in the national team. She won the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, behind
her team-member, Rebecca Adlington. She also won three medals in the events of the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle and the 4*200m freestyle at the 2009 Rome World Championships.
In addition, Hannah Miley of Garioch followed them on the finishing wall to secure the fourth fastest qualification spot with a timing of 2 minutes and 00.17 seconds. Rebecca Adlington and Eleanor Faulkner followed Miley into the finals as the fifth and
sixth fastest swimmers, by posting a time of 2:00.91 and 2:02.15 minutes, respectively.
The seventh qualification spot was obtained by Sophie Smith of Leicester, who finished her swim in a time of 2 minutes and 02.41 seconds. Britain’s Emma Saunders followed Smith on the finishing wall as the eighth fastest swimmer, with her strong effort of
2 minutes and 02.51 seconds.
These swimmers will compete with each other in the final of the same event, where the gold medallist will confirm her spot in the British team for the upcoming world titles.
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