We are very excited to have former Olympian and record breaking swimmer Joanne Jackson as out launch night guest in London. We thought we would put together a fact file on Joanne to give you a taster of what to expect in September!
Name - Joanne Jackson
Place of birth - Northallerton, England
Type of swimming - Freestyle
First Olympics games - Athens 2004
Last Olympics games - London 2012
Greatest achievement - Breaking a world record in 2009 in the 400m freestyle, She beat her rival and very good friend Rebecca Adlington in the process in Sheffield.
What she been up to since she retired? - She has opened a swimming academy with husband and fellow swimmer Grant Turner. The academy teaches children with all abilities how to be the best they can be.
At Live Sport Talks, we will be finding out how Joanne felt when performing at the highest level as well as competing at the historic London 2012 Olympic games. We will also be getting her opinions on the current affairs in British Swimming post Rio!
Tickets are available for our launch night on our website www.livesporttalks.com.
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