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Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and on 2 September in the S14 200m freestyle Applegate won the gold setting a Paralympic record.She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.