Nicholas Shackell

Nicholas Shackell (also Nick) (born 31 October 1974) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.[1]

Nick Shackell
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubMillfield
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 4x100m relay
1994 Victoria 4x200m relay
1994 Victoria medley relay
1998 Kuala Lumpur medley relay
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m relay

Swimming career

Nicholas competed in the 100 metre freestyle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, finishing 28th fastest overall. He finished 8th as a member of the relay squad in the final of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, but the 4×100 metre medley relay team was disqualified in the preliminaries.[2]

He represented England winning three bronze medals in the relay events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] Four years later he represented England again and won a silver and bronze in the relay events, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[5][6][7]

He won the 1994 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle.

See also

References
  1. "Nicholas Shackell". Sports Reference LLC.2009. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicholas Shackell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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