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Joanna Fargus
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Full name	Joanna Lindsay Fargus
Nickname	"Jo"
National team	Great Britain; Australia
Born	3 January 1982 (age 42); Hong Kong
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)
Commonwealth Games
Representing England
Representing Australia

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Joanna Lindsay Fargus (born 3 January 1982) is a British-Australian former swimmer who specialised in the 200-metre backstroke. In this event she won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships;^[1] she finished ninth at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2] She also competed in freestyle, winning a gold medal in the 4×200-metre relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Biography

Fargus was born in Hong Kong to a Scottish father and Australian mother and therefore holds dual British-Australian citizenship. After spending 10 years in Hong Kong, she moved to the UK for boarding school (Millfield) for five years before transferring to Australia where she completed high school at Somerset College in Mudgeeraba, Queensland. She then moved back to England, where she swam full-time at the University of Bath.^[3] In 2002, she enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) on a full athletic scholarship and until 2006 competed and worked as a volunteer coach in the United States. She was voted USC Woman of the Year 2005 and graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in communication. All those years she represented England and Great Britain at international competitions,^[2] after which she transferred her sporting allegiance to swim for Australia. From January 2006 to March 2008 she competed for Australia, winning the 200 m backstroke event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[4] An Australian postal stamp featuring her has been issued on this occasion.^[5]

Around March 2008 she retired from swimming and moved back to Hong Kong, where she first worked as an account executive at PPR Greater China and then as media relations manager at HSBC.^[4]

Her brother Andrew competed for Scotland in triathlon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.^[3]^[6]

References

^ Joanna FARGUS. les-sports.info
^ ^a ^b ^c Joanna Fargus. usctrojans.com
^ ^a ^b Commonwealth Games Briefs. thestar.com.my (2006-3-20).
^ ^a ^b Joanna Fargus Archived 2012-11-29 at archive.today. linkedin.com
^ AU074.06. wnsstamps.ch
^ Jo Fargus Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

[r1-1] Joanna FARGUS. les-sports.info

[r3-2] Joanna Fargus. usctrojans.com

[r6-3] Commonwealth Games Briefs. thestar.com.my (2006-3-20).

[r4-4] Joanna Fargus Archived 2012-11-29 at archive.today. linkedin.com

[stamp-5] AU074.06. wnsstamps.ch

[r2-6] Jo Fargus Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

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+{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
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-{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
-{{MedalBronze| [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | 200 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition|[[List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (women)|European Championships (SC)]]}}
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+{{MedalCompetition | [[List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (women)|European Championships (SC)]]}}
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+{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]]}}
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+{{MedalGold | [[Aquatics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 4×200 m freestyle }}
-{{MedalSilver|[[Aquatics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] |200 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[Aquatics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 200 m backstroke}}
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-{{MedalGold|[[Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] |200 m backstroke}}
+{{MedalGold | [[Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | 200 m backstroke}}
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-'''Joanna Lindsay "Jo" Fargus ''' (born 3 January 1982) is a retired British-Australian swimmer who specialised in the 200 m backstroke. In this event she won a gold medal at the [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000]] and a bronze medal at the [[2001 World Aquatics Championships]];<ref name=r1/> she finished ninth at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=r3/> She also competed in freestyle, winning a gold medal in the 4×200 m relay at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r3/>
+'''Joanna Lindsay Fargus''' (born 3 January 1982) is a British-Australian former swimmer who specialised in the 200-metre backstroke. In this event she won a gold medal at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in Melbourne, and at the [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000]] and a bronze medal at the [[2001 World Aquatics Championships]];<ref name=r1/> she finished ninth at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=r3/> She also competed in freestyle, winning a gold medal in the 4×200-metre relay at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r3/>
 ==Biography==
-Fargus was born in [[Hong Kong]] to a Scottish father and Australian mother and therefore holds a dual British-Australian citizenship. After spending 10 years in Hong Kong, she moved to Australia where she attended the [[Somerset College]] in [[Mudgeeraba, Queensland]]. She then moved to England, where she first studied at a [[boarding school]] and than at the [[University of Bath]].<ref name=r6/> In 2002 she enrolled to the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) and until 2006 competed and worked as a coach in the United States. She was voted USC Woman of the Year 2005 and graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] in communication. All those years she represented England and United Kingdom at international competitions,<ref name=r3/> but between January 2006 and March 2008 she competed for Australia, winning the 200 m backstroke event at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r4/> An Australian postal stamp featuring her has been issued on this occasion.<ref name=stamp/>
+Fargus was born in [[Hong Kong]] to a Scottish father and Australian mother and therefore holds dual British-Australian citizenship. After spending 10 years in Hong Kong, she moved to the UK for boarding school ([[Millfield School|Millfield]]) for five years before transferring to Australia where she completed high school at [[Somerset College]] in [[Mudgeeraba, Queensland]]. She then moved back to England, where she swam full-time at the [[University of Bath]].<ref name=r6/> In 2002, she enrolled at the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) on a full athletic scholarship and until 2006 competed and worked as a volunteer coach in the United States. She was voted USC Woman of the Year 2005 and graduated cum laude with a [[bachelor's degree]] in communication. All those years she represented England and Great Britain at international competitions,<ref name=r3/> after which she transferred her sporting allegiance to swim for Australia. From January 2006 to March 2008 she competed for Australia, winning the 200 m backstroke event at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r4/> An Australian postal stamp featuring her has been issued on this occasion.<ref name=stamp/>
-Around October 2008 she retired from swimming and moved back to Hong Kong, where she first worked as account executive at PPR Greater China and then as media relations manager at [[HSBC]].<ref name=r4/>
+Around March 2008 she retired from swimming and moved back to Hong Kong, where she first worked as an account executive at PPR Greater China and then as media relations manager at [[HSBC]].<ref name=r4/>
 Her brother Andrew competed for Scotland in [[triathlon]] at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r6/><ref name=r2/>
+==See also==
+* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist|refs=
 <ref name=r1>[http://www.les-sports.info/natation-fargus-joanna-resultats-identite-s10-c2-b4-o11-w22737.html Joanna FARGUS]. les-sports.info</ref>
-<ref name=r2>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/jo-fargus-1.html Jo Fargus]. sports-reference.com</ref>
+<ref name=r2>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/jo-fargus-1.html Jo Fargus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111163601/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/jo-fargus-1.html |date=2012-11-11 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>
 <ref name=r3>[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/fargus_joanna00.html Joanna Fargus]. usctrojans.com</ref>
-<ref name=r4>[http://hk.linkedin.com/pub/joanna-fargus/8/945/406 Joanna Fargus]. linkedin.com</ref>
+<ref name=r4>[http://hk.linkedin.com/pub/joanna-fargus/8/945/406 Joanna Fargus] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121129113902/http://hk.linkedin.com/pub/joanna-fargus/8/945/406 |date=2012-11-29 }}. linkedin.com</ref>
-<ref name=r6>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/20/apworld/20060320121855&sec=apworld Commonwealth Games Briefs]. thestar.com.my (2006-3-20).</ref>
+<ref name=r6>[https://archive.today/20130221024138/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/20/apworld/20060320121855&sec=apworld Commonwealth Games Briefs]. thestar.com.my (2006-3-20).</ref>
 <ref name=stamp>[http://www.wnsstamps.ch/en/stamps/AU074.06 AU074.06]. wnsstamps.ch</ref>
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 {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}}
 {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 200m Backstroke Women}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata
-| NAME = Fargus, Joanna
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Swimmer
-| DATE OF BIRTH = 3 January 1982
-| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hong Kong]], [[Hong Kong]]
-| DATE OF DEATH =
-| PLACE OF DEATH =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fargus, Joanna}}
 [[Category:1982 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:British swimmers]]
+[[Category:British female swimmers]]
 [[Category:Female backstroke swimmers]]
-[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain]]
 [[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming]]
+[[Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:People educated at Millfield]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]