Joanne Deakins

Joanne Cara Deakins (born 20 November 1972) is an English former competitive swimmer.

Joanne Deakins

Personal information
Full name	Joanne Cara Deakins
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1972-11-20) 20 November 1972 Worcester, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	City of Coventry
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Universiade 1995 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke Representing England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

Swimming career

Deakins specialised in the backstroke and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

She represented England in the 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Four years later she swam in the 200 metres backstroke event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and repeated the achievement a further four years later in her third Games, which was the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In addition to her Olympic and Commonwealth Games success she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres backstroke at the 1995 Universiade.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain / England
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	100 m backstroke	1:04.13
			4th	200 m backstroke	2:14.74
			2nd	4 × 100 m medley	4:11.88
1991	European Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	200 m backstroke	2:14.23
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	19th	100 m backstroke	1:04.38
			10th	200 m backstroke	2:13.91
			10th	4 × 100 m medley	4:16.51
1993	European Championships	Sheffield, England	8th	200 m backstroke	2:16.02
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	9th	200 m backstroke	2:18.16
1995	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	200 m backstroke	2:15.82
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	200 m backstroke	2:14.50
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6th	200 m backstroke	2:15.03