Jaime King (swimmer)

Jaime Anne King (born 18 December 1976) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Jaime King
Personal information
Full nameJaime Anne King
National team Great Britain
Born (1976-12-18) 18 December 1976
Swindon, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubThamesdown Tigersharks
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sheffield 50 m breaststroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur medley relay

Swimming career

King represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.[1]

She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships (long course) in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Sarah Price, Caroline Foot and Karen Pickering. She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

At the ASA National British Championships she won the 50 metres breaststroke in 1998, the 100 metres breaststroke title four times (1993, 1998, 2001, 2003) and the 200 metres breaststroke title three times (2001, 2002, 2003).[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1998, p. 49". The Times. London. 10 July 1998. p. 49.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 14 June 1993, p. 24". The Times. London: Times Digital Archive. 14 June 1993. p. 24.
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". The Times. London. 13 July 1998. p. 39.
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