Janine Belton

Janine Claire Belton (born 23 November 1979), also known by her married name Janine Usher, is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and FINA world championships, and competed for England at the Commonwealth Games, during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Janine Belton

Personal information
Full name	Janine Claire Belton
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1979-11-23) 23 November 1979 Bradford, England
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle

Belton is best known for winning a gold medal at the 2001 FINA World Championships as a member of the first-place British women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team alongside Nicola Jackson, Karen Legg and Karen Pickering.

She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, in both instances as a member of the British women's 4×200-metre freestyle relay squad. In 1996 she swam in the preliminary heats of the 4x200-metre relay; in 2000 she swam in the heats and event final as a member of Britain's sixth-place team. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she represented England while competing in the women's 200-metre freestyle.

At the British short course national championships in 2001, Karen Legg, Belton, Nicola Jackson and Karen Pickering set a new short course world record of 7:47.14 in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay.

See also

• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

• "Janine Belton athlete profile". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 March 2009.