Julia Kathleen Beckett (born 4 July 1986) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and FINA world championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games.

Julia Beckett
Personal information
Full nameJulia Kathleen Beckett
National team Great Britain
Born (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 (age 38)
Winchester, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWinchester Penguins
College teamLoughborough University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle

Beckett was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England, and attended Loughborough University.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, she earned a silver medal as part of the runner-up English team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, together with teammates Joanne Jackson, Kate Richardson and Melanie Marshall.[1]

Competing for Great Britain in the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester, Beckett won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place British women's team in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. At the 2008 Summer Olympics hosted by Beijing, China, she swam for the British team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

References

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  1. ^ "18th Commonwealth Games - Day 3: Swimming". www.gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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