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British Swimming Championships - 100 Metres Freestyle Winners
The British Swimming Championships - 100 metres freestyle winners formerly the ( Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below. The event was originally contested over 110 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 100 metres in 1971. In 1963 Bob McGregor of Scotland set a world record in the heats (54.4 sec) and the final (54.1 sec). In 1975 and 1984 there was a dead-heat in the women's final. 100 metres freestyle champions See also * British Swimming * List of British Swimming Championships champions References {{Reflist Swimming in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swim England
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronised swimming in England. It forms part of British Swimming, a federation of the national governing bodies of England, Scotland ( Scottish Amateur Swimming Association), and Wales ( Welsh Amateur Swimming Association). These three are collectively known as the ''Home Country National Governing Bodies''. History The first governing body for swimming to ever be established in the world, it was previously known as the 'Amateur Swimming Association' and established in 1869, with headquarters at Harold Fern House in Loughborough. It was registered as a company on 18 May 1982. It moved in April 2010, along with British Swimming, to SportPark at Loughborough University, close to the A512 and junction 23 of the M1. The ASA underwent a rebranding exercise in 2008 including a new logo and name of ''the asa''. After negative reaction the logo was retained but the organisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Grant (swimmer)
Virginia Grant (9 August 1937 – 24 October 2017) was a Canadian swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She won the 1956 British 'Open' ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles. References External links * 1937 births 2017 deaths Canadian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Allardice
Lesley Allardice (born 8 July 1957) is a retired British international swimmer. Swimming career She competed in four events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Although Scottish born, she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she repeated the success by winning another bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... She is a two times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1972-1973), four times winner of the 200 metres freestyle (1970-1973) and was the 400 metres freestyle champion in 1971. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hill (swimmer)
Linda A. Hill is an American ethnographer currently the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bibliography * * * See a full Bibliography here: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6479&view=publications References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Harvard Business School faculty American ethnographers University of Chicago alumni Bryn Mawr College alumni {{ethnographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Windeatt
Malcolm Barrie Windeatt (born 5 April 1952) is a former British international swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Swimming career Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manchester. He represented England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, and finishing eighth in the individual 100 m freestyle. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, swimming the individual 100 m freestyle, where he did not progress beyond the heats, and forming part of the 4×100 m medley relay team who finished seventh. He is a four times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972). See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Jackson
Alexandra Elizabeth Jackson (born 10 June 1952) is a British former competitive swimmer. Swimming career She won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She competed for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... in Mexico City, in the 100- and 200-metre freestyle, and the 4×100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relay events; her best achievement were sixth places in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre medley relay. In the medley relay she competed with Margaret Auton, Wendy Burrell and Dorothy Harrison. She is a four times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1967-1970) and the 200 metres freestyle in 1968. References 1952 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Sillett
Pauline Sillett (born 22 April 1949 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is a retired British freestyle swimmer. Swimming career Sillett participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics. She also won two bronze medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She won the 1966 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle. References External links * 1949 births Living people British female swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics British female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century British women 21st-century British women Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Lay
Marion Beverly Lay, (born November 26, 1948) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics. Swimming the anchor leg for Canada's third-place team in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay, she won an Olympic bronze medal, together with teammates Angela Coughlan, Marilyn Corson and Elaine Tanner. Swimming career Through the 1960s and 1970s, Canada produced a remarkable number of world-class swimmers and Lay is notable for her contributions to that success. Despite a political squabble concerning her eligibility to compete for Canada, she reigned as Canadian 100 metres freestyle champion for four straight years from 1964 to 1967 and held the national record in the event for eight years, from 1964 to 1972. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, she finished fifth in 100m freestyle. Four years later in Mexico City, she placed fourth in the event. Other notable results include gold medals in 110yd freestyle and 4×110 yd freestyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Lord (swimmer)
Robert 'Bob' Thomas Lord (born 5 June 1945) is a male British former swimmer. He competed in four events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won the 1965 British championship over 100 metres freestyle The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight ( Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics. The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in .... References 1945 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Coventry Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games British male freestyle swimmers Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Martin-Dye
John Martin-Dye (born 21 May 1940) is a retired British swimmer. Swimming career He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He competed in four freestyle events at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics; his best achievements were fourth place in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1960 and seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1964. The fourth place in 1960 was good enough for a new European record. He represented England and won two bronze medals in the 440 yards freestyle relay and the 880 yards freestyle relay, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. Four years later he won another bronze medal in the 440 yards freestyle relay, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He won the 1961 ASA British National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, the 220 yards freestyle title, was three times winner of the 440 Yards freestyle (1960, 1961, 1963) and the 1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Clarke (swimmer)
Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 2018) was an English competition swimmer. Swimming career Clarke swam for Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Clarke won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle. As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Steward
Natalie Alwyne Steward (born 30 April 1943) is a former British Olympic swimmer. Swimming career Although Steward was born in Pretoria, South Africa, her family would later move to Bulawayo, Northern Rhodesia, for whom she would compete for at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Steward was just 13 years old when she competed in her first Rhodesian Championships in 1956, where she won three events, he international debut happened later that year in the Durban Currie Cup, the following year she would break 23 Rhodesian senior and junior records, after the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, her family moved to Hornchurch, Essex, which allowed to compete for the Great Britain Team. Steward represented Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy in four events: she won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle in a time of 1:03.1, and the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke in 1:10.8. She was also a member of both the 4×100 m freestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |