Alison Sheppard

Alison Sheppard
MBE
Personal information
Full nameAlison Sheppard
Born (1972-11-05) 5 November 1972 (age 54)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMilngavie & Bearsden ASC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2001 Fukuoka4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Moscow50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Hong Kong50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Athens50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Athens4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2002 Moscow100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1999 Istanbul50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Istanbul4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2003 Dublin100 m indiv. medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Valencia50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Valencia4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Riesa100 m indiv. medley
Silver medal – second place2003 Dublin50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Sheffield4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1999 Lisbon4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Valencia4×50 m medley
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Manchester50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2002 Manchester50 m butterfly

Alison Sheppard, MBE (born 5 November 1972) is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland.

Swimming career

She competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.

She is a seven times winner of the British Championship in 50 metres freestyle (1991 and 1999–2004) and the 2003 100 metres freestyle.

Sheppard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to swimming.

She retired from competitive swimming in 2005 and teaches swimming in Stirling in her own swimming school.

Personal bests and records held

Event Long course Short course
50 m freestyle 24.68 (2002) NR 24.06 (2003) NR
100 m freestyle 55.38 (2003) 53.91 (2002)
50 m butterfly 27.05 (2001) 27.13 (2001)
100 m individual medley 1:00.76 (2002) NR
Record Key NR:British

See also

References

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  5. ↑ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 26.
  6. ↑ Scotland, Team. "Alison Sheppard". Team Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2023.