Nicholas Shackell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 31 October 1974 Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Millfield School[1] |
Medal record | |
Nicholas Shackell (also Nick) (born 31 October 1974) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.[2]
Swimming career
[edit]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.[3]
He represented England winning three bronze medals in the relay events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8]
He won the 1994 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle.
Personal life
[edit]Shackell has three children who are also swimmers, Aaron, Andrew, and Alex. Aaron and Alex represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Fame". Millfield School. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Nicholas Shackell". Sports Reference LLC.2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Shackells celebrate strong starts for brother, sister duo at U.S. Olympic swimming trials". AP News. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- British male freestyle swimmers
- People educated at Millfield
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- People from Marlow, Buckinghamshire
- Sportspeople from Buckinghamshire
- English male freestyle swimmers