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Australian swimmer

Jessicah Lee SchipperOAM (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200 metres butterfly.

Specialising in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly, she won several gold medals at the Olympic Games and the World Championships between 2004 and 2009.

Early life

In 2003, Schipper finished high school at Pine Rivers State High School.

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Swimming career

Schipper trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood, until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

She then trained under the guidance of Stephan Widmar with the Commercial Swimming Club.^{[citation needed]}

Schipper made her debut for Australia at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, winning the bronze medal as part of the 4×100-metre medley relay team.

In 2004, she competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, placing 4th in the 100-