{{short description|British swimmer}} {{for|the English trade unionist|Alison Shepherd}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox swimmer | name=Alison Sheppard<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}}}</small> | image= | imagesize= | caption = | fullname = Alison Sheppard | nicknames = | strokes = Freestyle | club = Milngavie & Bearsden ASC | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb}} | medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}} {{MedalSilver|2001 Fukuoka|4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships (SC)}} {{MedalGold | 1999 Hong Kong | 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Moscow | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 1999 Hong Kong | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2000 Athens | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2000 Athens | 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2002 Moscow | 100 m medley}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships (LC)}} {{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | 4×100 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships (SC)}} {{MedalGold | 2002 Riesa | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold | 2003 Dublin | 100 m indiv. medley}} {{MedalSilver | 2000 Valencia | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver | 2000 Valencia | 4×50 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Riesa | 100 m indiv. medley}} {{MedalSilver | 2003 Dublin | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 1998 Sheffield | 4×50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 1999 Lisbon | 4×50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2000 Valencia | 4×50 m medley}} {{MedalCountry | {{SCO}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold |2002 Manchester<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/results.stm |title=BBC Sport Commonwealth Games 2002 Statistics |access-date=2007-08-29 | publisher=BBC News}}</ref> | 50 m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver | 1998 Kuala Lumpur|50 m freestyle}} {{MedalBronze | 2002 Manchester|50 m butterfly}} }}
'''Alison Sheppard''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (born 5 November 1972) is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland.
==Swimming career== She competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.
She is a seven times winner of the British Championship in 50 metres freestyle (1991 and 1999–2004) and the 2003 100 metres freestyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501870514/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=eb06bdee|title=Lord, Craig. "Slimmer Read is ready for Athens." Times, 3 Aug. 1991, p. 33|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500235694/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=90f4b823|title="For the Record." Times, 12 July 1999, p. 43|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502647877/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=088aa896|title="For the record." Times, 27 July 2000, p. ^|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Sheppard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to swimming.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56963 |date=14 June 2003 |supp=y |pages=26 }}</ref>
She retired from competitive swimming in 2005 and teaches swimming in Stirling in her own swimming school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scotland |first=Team |title=Alison Sheppard |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/alison-sheppard/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Team Scotland |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Personal bests and records held=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- !Event !Long course !Short course |- |50 m freestyle |24.68 (2002) <sup>'''NR'''</sup> |24.06 (2003) <sup>'''NR'''</sup> |- |100 m freestyle |55.38 (2003) |53.91 (2002) |- |50 m butterfly |27.05 (2001) |27.13 (2001) |- |100 m individual medley |bgcolor="honeydew"| |1:00.76 (2002) <sup>'''NR'''</sup> |- |colspan="3"|<small>'''Record Key''' NR:British</small> |}
==See also== * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012094907/http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182812-200030-42782-269520-custom-item,00.html British Swimming athlete profile] * {{sports links}}
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|SLO}} Martina Moravcová|title=Female World Cup Overall Winner|years=2002/2003|after={{flagicon|SLO}} Martina Moravcová}} {{s-end}}
{{Footer World SC Champions 4x100m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European SC Champions 50m Freestyle Women}} {{Footer European SC Champions 100m Medley Women}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 50m Freestyle Women}}
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