Jane Nickerson joined the Aquatics GB Board in 2018 as a nominated representative of Swim England.
Jane retired as the CEO of Swim England at the end of February 2024. She was awarded an MBE in 2021 for services to swimming through the Covid epidemic.
Jane has a deep understanding of the sport through the eyes of a swimmer and through her involvement in regional and national governance. As a youngster, she swam competitively for City of Coventry reaching national championship standard, and during the 1990s, was an England and Great Britain swimming team manager.
Jane graduated with a BEd majoring in History and English after studying Ethnography in France for 12 months. She is now a Trustee of Samworth Brothers Community Opportunity Fund, Treasurer and Secretary of the Coventry and District Samaritans, Listening volunteer at the branch and part of the training team.