Glenda Stirling
Glenda Joy Stirling (married name Biddle, born 7 July 1952) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Early life and family Stirling was born in Auckland on 7 July 1952. Her father was Ivor Gerald Stirling and her mother was Joyce Agnes Stirling (née Hunter), a daughter of politician Lorrie Hunter. She married Jack Edward Biddle, and the couple went on to have five children. Her brother, Ken, was a New Zealand rugby league international, as was her father. Swimming Stirling competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics, reaching the final and finishing eighth in the 100 m backstroke. She also competed in the 200 m backstroke and medlay relay, but did not progress beyond the heats. At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This wa ...
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Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ...
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