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Jodie Swallow
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Born	23 June 1981 (age 43); Brentwood, Essex
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Turned pro	2000
Coached by	Siri Lindley
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Women's triathlon
Ironman 70.3
ITU Long Distance World Championships

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Jodie Ann Swallow (born 23 June 1981) is a British triathlete and former swimmer from Brentwood, Essex.

Triathon career

Swallow is the 2010 Ironman 70.3 champion as well as the winner of the 2009 and 2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.^[1]

In 2004, Swallow represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics competing in triathlon, placing 34th.^[2] At the 2014 Ironman World Championship she placed 4th, less than 10 minutes behind champion Mirinda Carfrae.^[3]

Swimming career

At the ASA National British Championships she won the 400 metres medley title in 1996.^[4]

References

^ "Female Pro Athlete - Jodie Swallow". Team TBB. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jodie Swallow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
^ Hichens, Liz (11 October 2014). "Sebastian Kienle, Mirinda Carfrae Take 2014 Ironman World Titles". Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.

External links

Official website
Profiles: Jodie Swallow (GBR) Triathlon.org

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[1] "Female Pro Athlete - Jodie Swallow". Team TBB. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jodie Swallow". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2010.

[3] Hichens, Liz (11 October 2014). "Sebastian Kienle, Mirinda Carfrae Take 2014 Ironman World Titles". Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[4] ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.

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-'''Jodie Swallow''' (born [[June 23]], [[1981]]) is a [[triathlon|triathlete]] from the [[United Kingdom]].
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+{{MedalSport | Women's [[triathlon]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Ironman 70.3]]}}
+{{MedalGold| [[2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|2010]]| Individual}}
+{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|2014]]| Individual}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships|ITU Long Distance World Championships]]}}
+{{MedalGold| [[2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships|2016]] | Individual}}
+{{MedalGold| [[2009 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships|2009]] | Individual}}
+{{MedalBronze| [[2012 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships|2012]] | Individual}}
+}}
+'''Jodie Ann Swallow''' (born 23 June 1981) is a British [[triathlon|triathlete]] and former swimmer from [[Brentwood, Essex]].
-As a schoolgirl, Jodie began competitive [[swimming]] when she was eight years old and won her first national age-group medal at the age of 12. After this, many national junior titles followed in a variety of strokes and she won the senior nationals 400 IM title in 1996.  At the same time, Jodie began [[cross country running]] and went on to win the National Schools Cross-Country three times, national schools 3000m track twice, and many other national and international titles.
+==Triathon career==
-She attended [[Loughborough University]], where she studied physical education and sports science.
+Swallow is the [[2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship|2010]] [[Ironman 70.3]] champion as well as the winner of the 2009 and 2016 [[ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teamtbb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1153|title=Female Pro Athlete - Jodie Swallow|accessdate=16 June 2011|publisher=Team TBB|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003183140/http://www.teamtbb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1153|archivedate=3 October 2011}}</ref>
+In 2004, Swallow represented Great Britain at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] competing in [[Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics|triathlon]], placing 34th.<ref>{{Cite sports-reference|title = Jodie Swallow|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jodie-swallow-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jodie-swallow-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 17 May 2010}}</ref> At the [[2014 Ironman World Championship]] she placed 4th, less than 10 minutes behind champion [[Mirinda Carfrae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/10/news/sebastian-kienle-mirinda-carfrae-take-2014-ironman-world-titles_107767|title=Sebastian Kienle, Mirinda Carfrae Take 2014 Ironman World Titles|last=Hichens|first=Liz|date=11 October 2014|accessdate=21 October 2014|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025515/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2014/10/news/sebastian-kienle-mirinda-carfrae-take-2014-ironman-world-titles_107767|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-After contracting [[glandular fever]], Swallow thought the set-back may end her sporting career but she gained a new lease of life at university.  After being told in order to excel, she would have to concentrate on one discipline, she chose to concentrate on her running career.  However, she soon found she missed the excitement and pleasure of swimming and eventually took up the [[Triathlon]].
+==Swimming career==
-Despite initial problems getting used to the cycle discipline, she made remarkable progress at the event winning four out of her first five races and has now reached a level where she is a regular on the ITU World Cup series.
+At the [[British Swimming Championships|ASA National British Championships]] she won the [[British Swimming Championships - 400 metres medley winners|400 metres medley]] title in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501173309/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=4de92993|title="For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37|website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref>
+==References==
-In [[October 2003]], Swallow took second place, behind [[Michelle Jones]], at the [[Athens]] world cup event that was to test the course for the following years [[Olympic Games]].
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
-A rash of injuries during the early part of the year looked likely to make her miss the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and she was given a deadline by her [[athletics]] federation to prove her fitness. At a televised race in [[Salford]], [[Manchester]] she had a good swim and looked fit again but on the cycle section of the event a [[BBC]] camera-motorbike clipped a traffic cone which flew up and caused Swallow to crash out.
+*{{Official website|http://www.ifollowtheswallow.co.uk/}}
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807060645/http://www2.triathlon.org/profiles/prof-elite-women/jodie-swallow-gbr.htm Profiles: Jodie Swallow (GBR)] ''Triathlon.org''
+{{Footer World Champions Triathlon Women Long|state=uncollapsed}}
-As she had not been able to complete the course there were still doubts over her form.  Nevertheless, the [[British Triathlon Association]] decided that Swallow would be among the three triathletes representing the nation at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] rather than the alternate, [[Andrea Whitcombe]].
+{{Footer Ironman 70.3 Triathlon World Champions women|state=uncollapsed}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Swallow, Jodie}}
-Swallow competed at a race in [[Tiszaújváros]], [[Hungary]] where she placed 15th place.
+[[Category:1981 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:English female triathletes]]
+[[Category:Triathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic triathletes for Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Loughborough University]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Loughborough]]
+[[Category:Triathletes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England]]
+[[Category:21st-century English sportswomen]]
-At the [[Athens]] Olympics, Swallow placed thirty-fourth in a race which took place in sweltering 30 degree [[heat]].  Her time of 2:15:06.78 was more than three minutes slower than the thirty-third placed contestant's and slightly more than ten minutes behind the [[gold medal]]list's.  Despite this, she is still considered one of Britain's finest female athletes, although has still yet to prove her full potential.
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-[[Category:Living people|Swallow, Jodie]]
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v t e World champions in women's Ironman 70.3 triathlon
Samantha McGlone (2006) Mirinda Carfrae (2007) Joanna Zeiger (2008) Julie Dibens (2009) Jodie Swallow (2010) Melissa Rollison (2011) Leanda Cave (2012) Melissa Hauschildt (2013) Daniela Ryf (2014–15) Holly Lawrence (2016) Daniela Ryf (2017–19) Lucy Charles-Barclay (2021)
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