Stephenson was first choice female swimmer for London 2012

Jessica Stephenson

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) yesterday said that swimmer Jessica Stephenson had qualified above Britany van Lange and would have been Guyana’s female representative in swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics if not for current personal obligations which sidelined the former Trinidad-based swimmer.

Vice-President of GASA, Karen Pilgrim in an e-mail correspondence pointed out that Stephenson had accumulated