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{{Short description|English sports commentator & swimmer}}
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| name           = Andrew Jameson
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| fullname       = Andrew David Jameson
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| national_team  = Great Britain
| strokes        = [[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]]
| club           = City of Liverpool SC
| collegeteam    = [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State University]] (US)
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|2|19}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1986 World Aquatics Championships|1986 Madrid]] | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1987 European Aquatics Championships|1987 Strasbourg]] | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1985 European Aquatics Championships|1985 Sofia]] | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1987 European Aquatics Championships|1987 Strasbourg]] | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | 100 m butterfly}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | [[Swimming at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | 100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1987 Summer Universiade|1987 Zagreb]] | 100 m freestyle}} 
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1987 Summer Universiade|1987 Zagreb]] | 100 m butterfly}} 
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'''Andrew David Jameson''' (born 19 February 1965) is an English sports commentator and former competitive swimmer. Active as an elite swimmer in the mid-to-late 1980s he represented Great Britain in two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], the FINA World Championships, LEN European Championships, as well as England in the Commonwealth Games. At his peak between 1986 and 1988 he won the gold medal in 100 metre butterfly at the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]], the [[1987 European Aquatics Championships]] and the [[1987 Summer Universiade]], as well as the 100 metre freestyle gold at the same Universiade. Winning the bronze medal at the [[1986 World Aquatics Championships]], Jameson's career in the pool culminated in winning the bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly|1988 Summer Olympics]], his second and final Olympic Games.

==Profile==
Jameson was born in [[Crosby, Merseyside]]. His swimming career was initially centred on individual medley and backstroke events, but after studying at [[Arizona State University]], he decided to specialise in the 100-metre butterfly and 100-metre freestyle events. Initially he represented [[England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the backstroke events, at the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes |title=1982 Athletes |publisher=Team England}}</ref> He had also won the 1982 ASA National Championship title in the [[British Swimming Championships - 200 metres backstroke winners|200 metres backstroke]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS336956180/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c1449172 |title=Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20 |website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref>

A founder member of [[Kelly College]] Swim Squad in [[Tavistock, Devon|Tavistock]] (along with [[Sharron Davies]]) Jameson represented Great Britain at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, where he finished 5th place in the 100-metre butterfly. He then won silver in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1985 European Championships (Sofia), behind the German star swimmer [[Michael Gross (swimmer)|Michael Gross]].

Jameson took bronze in the 100-metre butterfly at the 1986 World Championships (Madrid), and then went on to take gold when representing [[England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the same event at the [[Edinburgh]] Commonwealth Games later that year. In addition to the gold he won a silver and bronze in the relay events and a bronze in the 100 metres freestyle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes |title=1986 Athletes |publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52222 |title=Athletes and results: Andrew Jameson |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807130430/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52222 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went on to win the 1986 and 1988 ASA National Championship [[British Swimming Championships - 100 metres butterfly winners|100 metres butterfly]] titles,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503042212/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=0da03d53 |title="Mother is the inspiration." Times, 2 June 1986, p. 38 |publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503198546/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e0a420a1 |title="Results from Leeds." Times, 1 Aug. 1988, p. 31 |publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref> the 1988 ASA [[British Swimming Championships - 100 metres freestyle winners|National Championship 100 metres freestyle]] title<ref>{{cite web |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503198546/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e0a420a1 |title="Results from Leeds." Times, 1 Aug. 1988, p. 31 |publisher=Times Digital Archive}}</ref> and the [[British Swimming Championships - 200 metres backstroke winners|200 metres backstroke]] title in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS336956180/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c1449172 |title=Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20 |website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref>

He won gold at the 1987 European Championships (Strasbourg) in the 100-metre butterfly, and was also part of the team which took silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay and going into the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea, he was one of the pre-race favourites to win, having been undefeated for over two years in the 100-metre butterfly. He qualified fastest into the final, where he took bronze in a time of 53.30 seconds, breaking both the British and Commonwealth records in the process.

==Personal life==
Jameson was educated at [[Chesterfield High School]] and presented prizes at the school's prize giving ceremony in December 1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99258310 |title=No point 'moaning' about changes |newspaper=Crosby Herald |date=1 December 1988 |page=2}}</ref>

Jameson retired from competitive swimming in 1989.  He commentates on swimming for the [[BBC]] with fellow Olympian [[Adrian Moorhouse]].  His older sister [[Helen Jameson|Helen]] was also a competitive swimmer, and represented Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay. His younger sister Jo was a swimmer then became a primary teacher.

He now lives in London with his wife Peggy Jameson, with whom he has two children, Maisie (1998) and Oscar (2000).

==See also==
* [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=1776 British Olympic Association athlete profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171045/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=1776 |date=30 September 2007 }}

==External links==
* {{World Aquatics}}
* {{Team GB}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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