fullname club birth_place nationality birth_date article_title strokes name collegeteam
melanie marshall city of derby sc boston , england british 12 january 1982 melanie marshall
 freestyle , backstroke melanie marshall loughborough university
melanie marshall

melanie marshall -lrb- born 12 january 1982 -rrb- is a former british swimmer .
born in boston , lincolnshire , brought up in wrangle and currently residing in loughborough with her two dogs , missy and jetson , she is 1.7 m -lrb- 5 ′ 7 ″ -rrb- , 62 kg .
a long lasting international career started at the 1995 european youth olympics in bath , where she won four gold medals .
melanie was ranked number one in the world in 2004 after breaking the british 200 m freestyle record to ensure selection to the 2004 olympic games in athens .
at the 2008 short course world championships in manchester , she came third as part of the british women 's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team .
melanie claimed six medals at the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne , and is currently the second most decorated female athlete ever .
marshall ended her swimming career at the 2008 olympic games in beijing .
melanie often cites her friends , the upstairs massive , and her family as part of the recipe for her success .
on 30 october 2008 , marshall announced her retirement from the sport .
she is currently the head coach at city of derby swimming club , where her swimmers include commonwealth , european and world champion adam peaty .
marshall has also worked as a coach with the british swimming team and has been named as an elite coach by uk sport .
