Jade Edmistone (born 6 February 1982) is an Australian

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, who is the former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke at both short and long course formats of the event. Edmistone was born in

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. She was an

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scholarship holder. In 2004, Edmistone emerged as an international calibre swimmer, at the Telstra Australian Short Course Championships. Her three swims in the heats, semifinals and final produced a Commonwealth record, an equalling of the world record and a new world record for the 50 m breaststroke (29.90s). She followed that with a personal best time to finish second to Olympic silver medallist Brooke Hanson in the 100 m breaststroke final to qualify for her second event at the FINA Short Course World Championships in

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. At the World Championships, Edmistone won the silver medal in the 50 m breaststroke, just 0.01 s behind Hanson. She also took home silver in the 100m breaststroke, also behind Hanson. Edmistone qualified for her first long course international team in March 2005, when she won the 50 m breaststroke at the 2005

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in Sydney. She had set national records twice on her way to the final. She won her first world title by breaking the world record in the 50 m breaststroke at the

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, Quebec, Canada in July 2005, setting a time of 30.45 s. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games Trials in February 2006 in

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, Edmistone set a new personal best in the 100 m breaststroke to become the 2nd fastest Australian of all-time, and further lowered her own world record in the 50 metres breaststroke to 30.31s. It was the first world record to be set at the new pool built for the

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. She claimed silver in both the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke at the

, trailing

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in both cases. Then followed up at the

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in Shanghai with Gold in the 50 m breaststroke, bronze in the 100 m breaststroke and joined Tayliah Zimmer,

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and

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in the 4x100 m medley relay to take gold and set a new world record, beating the previous record by 3 seconds. Edmistone married fellow Australian swim team member Andrew Richards on 22 April 2006 in a ceremony held at Lyrebird Ridge Organic Winery, a property owned and managed by her aunt and uncle in the beautiful

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. Since retiring from competitive swimming, Edmistone founded 'The ONCORE Academy' which assists with the development of individuals both in and out of the water. It provides products, programs and education specialising in building and strengthening fundamental swimming techniques and developing a strong mental wellbeing outside of sports. In 2016, Edmistone published her first book, Fish Out Of Water, which delves into her personal experiences as she transitioned from a life as an elite athlete into that of a 'normal' person. The book also has contributions from twelve other former elite female swimmers. Edmistone is also a passionate motivational speaker, who speaks about her experiences as a professional athlete, the highs and lows during her career and how she navigated through the transition from being a world champion to living a ‘normal’ life. Jade actively speaks about her experiences with mental health and managing the stresses of a high-performance sport.

Personal bests

Long course

* 50 m Breaststroke: 30.31 s - (Former world record, set in

, Australia, January 2006) * 100 m Breaststroke: 1:07.03 s - 2nd fastest Australian all-time. * 200 m Breaststroke - 2:32.60 s

Short course

* 50 m Breaststroke - 29.90 s - (Former world record, set in

, Australia, September 2004) * 100 m Breaststroke - 1:05.18 s- 2nd Fastest Australian of all-time * 200 m Breaststroke - 2:25.80 s

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmistone, Jade 1982 births Living people Sportswomen from Queensland Australian female breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimmers from Brisbane Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade 21st-century Australian sportswomen Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Personal bests

Long course

Short course

See also

References

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