Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexis Jordan (swimmer)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) MacMedtalk stalk 04:10, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Alexis Jordan (swimmer)

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Non-notable athlete, when I type in Alexis Jordan Barbados I get few results pertaining to the swimmer and when I type in Alexis Jordan barbadian swimmer I get results but from unreliable third-party sources. I could not find any newspaper articles or interviews with the swimmer. — James (Talk • Contribs) • 11:47am • 01:47, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - WP:ATHLETE says that athletes are notable if they "have participated in a major international amateur or professional competition at the highest level", and Jordan was in the 2005 World Aquatics Championships per this source which appears to be reliable. The national record information does need a source if it is to remain in the article. --bonadea contributions talk 07:09, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of the notability guidelines for sportspersons, however, outside of her participation in these internation competitions, she has not been in the limelight, nothing is known about her personal life and Google searches for Alexis Jordan return the singer primarily, even when I used specific termsthe search returned links relating to singer and these appeared on almost every single page. What use is it if she's participated in international competitions if nothing else is known about her? It's not adding to Wikipedia AT ALL, the article if anything is useless. — James (Talk • Contribs) • 11:56am • 01:56, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
 * How is detailing the major competitions that the subject has taken part in "not adding to Wikipedia AT ALL"? She is notable as a swimmer, so the article concentrates on her swimming, in the same way that articles about musicians concentrate on their music and articles about politicians concentrate on their political activities. Phil Bridger (talk) 22:33, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep, If she participated at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships then this qualifiers to have participated in a major international amateur or professional competition. Overdrawn Invader (talk) 21:56, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as the subject of the article is only notable for on thing. Armbrust  Talk to me  Contribs  16:52, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. The policy linked there is about people only notable for one event, not for one thing. The subject is notable for her whole swimming career, including the several highlights listed in the article. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:37, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. It's verified that Jordan passes WP:NSPORTS. That most google hits are about the more notable singer is irrelevant. As to the WP:BLP1E comment, I have to agree with Phil Bridger, her whole career is notable per NSPORTS. Jenks24 (talk) 20:24, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
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