Nicholas Shackell

Nick Shackell
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1974-10-31) 31 October 1974
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubMillfield School[1]
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoria4x100m relay
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoria4x200m relay
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoriamedley relay
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpurmedley relay
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur4x100m relay

Nicholas Shackell (also Nick) (born 31 October 1974) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.[2]

Early life

He grew up in Pyrford in Surrey.[3] He studied sport at Alabama State University.

Swimming career

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.[4]

He represented England winning three bronze medals in the relay events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]

He won the 1994 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle.

Personal life

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.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Millfield School. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nicholas Shackell". Sports Reference LLC.2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Surrey Herald Thursday 18 July 1996, page 78
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  10. ↑ "Shackells celebrate strong starts for brother, sister duo at U.S. Olympic swimming trials". AP News. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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