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| Born | (1964-04-29) 29 April 1964 (age 60) Hertford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicola Fibbens (born 29 April 1964) is a British swimmer.
Swimming career
Fibbens competed in four events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
She represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Four years later she represented England and won three medals, a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 100 metres freestyle, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a two times winner of the British Championship in 50 metres freestyle (1984 and 1986).
Personal life
Her younger brother Mike Fibbens, husband Doug Campbell and brother-in-law Iain Campbell were all also Olympic swimmers.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicola Fibbens Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ""Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1984, p. 17". Times Digital Archive.
- ""Mother is the inspiration." Times, 2 June 1986, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
External links
- Nicola Fibbens at World Aquatics
- Nicola Fibbens at Olympics.com
- Nicola Fibbens at Olympedia
- Nicola Fibbens at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- English female freestyle swimmers
- British female freestyle swimmers
- Houston Cougars women's swimmers
- British expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Hertford
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- English female butterfly swimmers
- British female butterfly swimmers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century English sportswomen