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{{Short description|British-Australian swimmer}}
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{{Infobox swimmer
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Joanna Fargus
| name = Joanna Fargus
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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Great Britain}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | 200 m backstroke}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | 200 m backstroke}}
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{{MedalGold | [[Aquatics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 4×200 m freestyle }}
{{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}}
{{MedalCountry | Australia}}
{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}
{{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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==Biography==
==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]].<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/>
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 March 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/>
Her brother Andrew competed for Scotland in [[triathlon]] at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]].<ref name=r6/><ref name=r2/>
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Revision as of 17:35, 17 August 2023

Joanna Fargus
Personal information
Full nameJoanna Lindsay Fargus
Nickname"Jo"
National team Great Britain
 Australia
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Hong Kong
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 200 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Representing  England
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 200 m backstroke
Representing  Australia
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 200 m backstroke

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]

See also

References

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