| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frances Sarah Adcock |
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 9 August 1984 Nottingham, England |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Norwood Swimming Club |
Frances Sarah Adcock (born 9 August 1984) is a British-born Australian former competition swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.[1]
Adcock was born in Nottingham, England. She moved to Adelaide, South Australia in her teenage years, where she worked as a resident athlete and a varsity player for the Western Sharks and Norwood Swimming Club.[2]
Adcock is a three-time short-course Australian champion in the 200m backstroke breaking the Australian record for the event at the 2008 World SC Championship trials. Adcock qualified for the women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining both her personal record and an A-standard entry time of 2:13.48 from the Telstra Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney.[3][4] In the morning's preliminary heats, Adcock secured a fifteenth overall spot for the next round, with a time of 2:14.85. On the evening session, however, Adcock fell short in her bid for the final, as she finished the semifinal run, with the slowest time of 2:15.69, more than two seconds behind her teammate Melissa Morgan.[5]
Adcock retired from swimming to pursue her career as a sports and news journalist for ABC Wide Bay in Queensland.[6]
Adcock contributes to national ABC programs 'The World Today' and 'AM'.
She has two degrees in Journalism and International Studies.
- ^ "Frances Adcock". 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Frances Adcock". Swimming SA. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (2 August 2004). "Day 7 Finals, Australian Olympic Trials: Petria Thomas Finishes with a Commonwealth Record in 50 Fly; Hawke Edges Callus in the 50 Free; Linda Mackenzie Takes Freestyle Treble; and Klim Scratches from 100 Fly, Misses an Individual Swim in Athens". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Kay, Ross (21 May 2012). "Our link to Olympic history". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2013.