Please answer the following question: Facts: - weight: 62 kg lb st on - height: 1.65 m ftin on - strokes: butterfly - birth date: 4 march 1959 - fullname: joanne louise atkinson - name: joanne atkinson - birth place: chipping campden , england - collegeteam: university of miami -lrb- u.s. -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joanne atkinson .
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joanne louise atkinson -lrb- born 4 march 1959 -rrb- is an english former competitive swimmer who represented great britain at the 1976 summer olympics .atkinson was born in chipping campden , gloucestershire , england , and she attended millfield school in somerset .at millfield , atkinson was trained by swimming coach paddy garratt .as a 15-year-old , she represented england at the 1974 british commonwealth games in christchurch , new zealand , where she reached the finals of the women 's 100-metre butterfly and 4 100-metre medley relay events .two years later , she represented great britain at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal , quebec , where she competed in the preliminary heats of the women 's 100 - and 200-metre butterfly events .after millfield , atkinson attended the university of miami in miami , florida , where she competed for the miami hurricanes swimming and diving team in 1977 and 1978 .she received all-american honours both years .she later attended the universities of durham and loughborough .she is married -lrb- married surname palmer -rrb- and has two children .