Tracey Wickham
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Tracey Wickham

Personal information
Full nameTracey Lee Wickham
NicknamesTiger
NationalityAustralia
StrokesFreestyle
Birth dateNovember 24, 1962(age 47)
Height1.63 m

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Tracey Lee Wickham MBE OAM (born November 24, 1962 in Rosebud, Victoria) is an Australian former middle distance world champion swimmer. Despite her success in the pool, Wickham has battled financial hardship and personal tragedy throughout her life.

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Tracey's plan to end gold drought - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--And -Tracey Wickham- reckons she's just the person to fix the gold medal drought in women's long-distance swimming. Australia has not won Olympic gold in the ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:05:51 GMT+00:00
Lance Peatey - Ninemsn Tweet this news
Ninemsn--Memories of "Matilda" the giant kangaroo mascot from Brisbane in 1982, together with -Tracey Wickham- dominating the pool and Rob de Castella winning the ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:51:53 GMT+00:00
Meeting backs local doctors - The Islander Tweet this news
The Islander--Deputy Mayor Craig -Wickham- said Mayor Jayne Bates had tried on many occasions to meet with Mr Hill on the issue but to no avail. ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:48:08 GMT+00:00
Huegill caps Delhi golden swim day for Australia - AFP Tweet this news
AFP---...- the 200m -- makes her the first woman to win a medal at the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle events since Australia's -Tracey Wickham- in Brisbane in 1982. ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:58:26 GMT+00:00
Wickham still queen of 800m - The Australian Tweet this news
The Australian--The only Australian to resist her was former distance great -Tracey Wickham-, whose 1978 Games record of 2:24.62, once again withstood the challenge. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:37:54 GMT+00:00
Why these Games still matter to us - Daily Telegraph Tweet this news
Daily Telegraph--Many of our greatest international athletes have first come to national attention in the Commonwealth arena - Robert de Castella, -Tracey Wickham-, ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:02:16 GMT+00:00
Tracey Wickham on 'Treading Water' - 2UE (blog) Tweet this news
2UE (blog)--Sam on Where is the respect for Police? When the louts are told to move on but will not, it should be mandatory for them to be belted around the legs with a ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:51:15 GMT+00:00
Olympic medalist Tracy Wickham reveals battle with addiction to prescription drugs - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--SWIMMING legend -Tracey Wickham- has been waging a secret battle against an addiction to prescription drugs for most of the past decade. ... - Date : Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:44:36 GMT+00:00
Mother charged after son stabbed - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News---Tracey Wickham-, 33, of Brentwood Street, Wallasey, was arrested at the scene and charged overnight. She appeared before Wirral magistrates but did not enter ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:50:10 GMT+00:00
Moeder steekt zoon van 12 neer - AD.nl Tweet this news
AD.nl--De vrouw, -Tracey Wickham- greep naar een mes en plantte het enkele keren in de borst en de schouder van haar 12-jarige zoon. De jongen werd in allerijl naar ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:37:03 GMT+00:00

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Preceded by
US Alice Browne
Women's 1500 metres Freestyle
World Record Holder (Long Course)

8 February 1978 - 19 August 1979
Succeeded by
US Kim Linehan
Preceded by
US Michelle Ford
Women's 800 metres Freestyle
World Record Holder (Long Course)

21 February 1978 - 27 July 1987
Succeeded by
US Janet Evans
Preceded by
US Kim Linehan
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
World Record Holder (Long Course)

24 August 1978 - 20 December 1987
Succeeded by
US Janet Evans

Medal Record
Women's swimming
Competitor for Australia
World Championships (LC)
Gold1978 Berlin400 m freestyle
Gold1978 Berlin800 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold1978 Edmonton400 m freestyle
Gold1978 Edmonton800 m freestyle
Gold1982 Brisbane400 m freestyle
Gold1982 Brisbane800 m freestyle
Silver1978 Edmonton200 m freestyle
Silver1978 Edmonton4x100 m medley
Silver1982 Brisbane200 m frestyle
Bronze1978 Edmonton4x100 m freestyle


World Long Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1973: Heather Greenwood (USA) * 1975: Shirley Babashoff (USA) * 1978: Tracey Wickham (AUS) * 1982: Carmela Schmidt (USA) * 1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR) * 1991: Janet Evans (USA) * 1994: Ahiua Yang (CHN) * 1998: Chen Yan (CHN) * 2001: Yana Klochkova (BLR) * 2003: Hannah Stockbauer (GER) * 2005: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)

World Long Course Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle

1973: Novella Calligaris (ITA) * 1975: Jennifer Turrall (AUS) * 1978: Tracey Wickham (AUS) * 1982: Kim Linehan (USA) * 1986: Astrid Strauss (GDR) * 1991: Janet Evans (USA) * 1994: Janet Evans (USA) * 1998: Brooke Bennett (USA) * 2001: Hannah Stockbauer (GER) * 2003: Hannah Stockbauer (GER) * 2005: Kate Ziegler (USA) * 2007: Kate Ziegler (USA) * 2009: Lotte Friis (DEN)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1930: Joyce Cooper (ENG) * 1934: Phyllis Dewar (CAN) * 1938: Dorothy Green (AUS) * 1950: Joan Harrison (SAF) * 1954: Lorraine Crapp (AUS) * 1958: Ilsa Konrads (AUS) * 1962: Dawn Fraser (AUS) * 1966: Kathy Wainwright (AUS) * 1970: Karen Moras (AUS) * 1974: Jenny Turrall (AUS) * 1978 - 1982: Tracey Wickham (AUS) * 1986: Sarah Hardcastle (ENG) * 1990 - 1994: Hayley Lewis (AUS) * 1998: Susie O'Neill (AUS) * 2002: Rebecca Cooke (ENG) * 2006: Caitlin McClatchey (SCO)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle

1970: Karen Moras (AUS) * 1974: Jaynie Parkhouse (NZL) * 1978 - 1982: Tracey Wickham (AUS) * 1986: Sarah Hardcastle (ENG) * 1990: Julie McDonald (AUS) * 1994: Stacey Gartrell (AUS) * 1998: Rachel Harris (AUS) * 2002 - 2006: Rebecca Cooke (ENG)



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