Jessicah Schipper

Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200 metres butterfly. Specialising in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly, she won several gold medals at the Olympic Games and the World Championships between 2004 and 2009.

Jessicah Schipper
Personal information
Full nameJessicah Lee Schipper
National team Australia
Born (1986-11-19) 19 November 1986
Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
WebsiteJessSchipper.com.au
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubCommercial
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships (LC) 5 4 1
World Championships (SC) 4 0 1
Pan Pacific Championships 3 0 1
Commonwealth Games 5 1 0
Total 19 5 5
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 100 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 50 m butterfly

Early life

In 2003, Schipper finished high school at Pine Rivers State High School.

Swimming career

Schipper trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood, until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. She then trained under the guidance of Stephan Widmar with the Commercial Swimming Club.

Schipper made her debut for Australia at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, winning the bronze medal as part of the 4×100-metre medley relay team. In 2004, she competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, placing 4th in the 100-metre butterfly with the time of 58.22 seconds. She also collected the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, having swum the butterfly leg in the heats of the event. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in January 2005 for service to sport.[1]

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne she won the gold medal in both the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events, as well as the silver medal in 50-metre butterfly. She combined with Sophie Edington, Leisel Jones and Libby Lenton to set a new world record in the 4×100-metre medley relay, collecting her third gold medal of the meet.

On 17 August 2006, Schipper set a new world record in the women's 200m butterfly, on the opening night of the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Schipper won the final in 2:05.40, bettering the mark of 2:05.61 set by Otylia Jędrzejczak at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Schipper won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, as well as the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly, behind fellow Australian Libby Lenton.

2008 Summer Olympics

Schipper qualified for the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events in Beijing. Schipper won two bronze medals in her individual events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 100-metre and 200-metre butterfly. Schipper also won gold in the 4×100-metre medley relay team with teammates Leisel Jones, Libby Trickett and Emily Seebohm.

Following the Olympics, Schipper split with her coach Ken Wood. This came after Wood had sold Schipper's training program to Chinese swimmer Liu Zige, who broke Schipper's world record to take the 200-metre title.[3] She then joined the Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane, under Stephan Widmar, who previously coached her Australian relay teammates Leisel Jones and Trickett.

Schipper maintained her consistency at the world championship level. On day two, she took silver in the 100-metre butterfly, clocking the second fastest time in history. On day five she retained her 200-metre butterfly title in world record time, defeating Liu Zige by 0.49 of a second.

2012 Summer Olympics

In 2012, Schipper again qualified for the 100- and 200-metre butterfly events. She was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m. She qualified for the semifinal of the 200-metre, but not for the final. Her 200-metre semifinal time of 2:08.21 was nearly 5 seconds slower than her best time in that event.

World & Olympic accomplishments
2003 World Championships Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly59.48 10th
200 m butterfly2:12.28 10th
4 × 100 m medley relay4:01.37 Bronze
2005 World Championships Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly57.23 GoldAR
200 m butterfly2:05.65 SilverAR
4 × 100 m medley relay3:57.47 Gold
2007 World Championships Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly57.24 Silver
200 m butterfly2:06.39 Gold
4 × 100 m medley relay3:55.74 GoldWR
2009 World Championships Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly56.23 SilverAR
200 m butterfly2:03.41 GoldWR
4 × 100 m medley relay3:52.58 SilverAR
2004 Summer Olympics Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly58.22 4th
4 × 100 m medley relay3:57.32 GoldWR
2008 Summer Olympics Events
Event Time Place
100 m butterfly57.25 Bronze
200 m butterfly2:06.26 Bronze
4 × 100 m medley relay3:52.69 GoldWR

See also

References
  1. "Miss Jessicah Lee SCHIPPER". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Schipper, Phelps break world records". The Age. Melbourne. 18 August 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  3. "Betrayed Schipper splits with coach". abc.net.au. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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