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Gemma Mary Spofforth (born 17 November 1987) is a British former competition swimmer who is a world record-holder and former world champion in the backstroke. Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea England. She had pancreatitis in 2005 taking a year in and out of the water undecided on plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point in her career as she finished up at Portsmouth High School.