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Margaret Auton
Margaret M Auton (born 9 February 1951) is a female British former swimmer. Swimming career Auton competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She was in the medley relay and they were placed sixth. She competed with Dorothy Harrison, Wendy Burrell and 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 .... At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards butterfly title in 1968 and 1969 and the 220 yards butterfly title in 1968. References 1951 births Living people British female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hartlepool 20th-century British sportswomen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartlepool
Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County Durham. Hartlepool is locally administrated by Hartlepool Borough Council, a unitary authority which also administrates outlying villages of Seaton Carew, Greatham, Hart Village, Dalton Piercy and Elwick. Hartlepool was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew in the Middle Ages and its harbour served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. After a railway link from the north was established from the South Durham coal fields, an additional link from the south, in 1835, together with a new port, resulted in further expansion, with the new town of West Hartlepool. Industrialisation in northern England and the start of a shipbuilding industry in the later part of the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The swimming competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place from 17 to 26 October at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. Swimming featured a record total of 29 events. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 possible medals. 15-year-old American phenom Debbie Meyer from Maryland won three gold medals. Events Swimming at the 1968 Olympics featured a total of 29 events (15 for men and 14 for women). This was a significant increase from the 18 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters): * Freestyle: 100, 200, 400, and 1,500 (men's); 100, 200, 400 and 800 (women's) *Backstroke: 100 and 200; *Breaststroke: 100 and 200; *Butterfly: 100 and 200; *Individual medley: 200 and 400; *Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free, 4×100 medley (men's); 4×100 free, 4×100 medley (women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment. The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The 1968 Mexican Student Movement was crushed days prior, hence the Games were correlated to the government's repression. The United States won the most gold and overall medals for the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Harrison
Dorothy Elizabeth Harrison (born 16 March 1950) is a retired English international swimmer. Swimming career She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in five breaststroke and medley relay events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics; her best achievements were sixth place in the 4×100-metre medley relay in 1968 and eighth place in the 100-metre breaststroke in 1972. In the medley relay she competed with Margaret Auton, Wendy Burrell and Alexandra Jackson. She also represented England and won three silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres breaststroke events and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Burrell
Wendy Burrell (born 16 May 1952) is a retired British international swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In the medley relay she competed with Margaret Auton, Dorothy Harrison and Alexandra Jackson and they came sixth. She represented England in the backstroke and medley events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title in 1968 and the 200 metres backstroke title twice (1968, 1970). References External links * 1952 births Living people British female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Carlisle, Cumbria Swimme ... [...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 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 Dorothy Elizabeth Harrison (born 16 March 1950) is a retired English international swimmer. Swimming career She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at th .... 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 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships
The British Swimming Championships are an annual event organised by British Swimming (the governing body of swimming in the United Kingdom). History The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, with the results usually acting as selection trials for upcoming international level competitions due to be held in the following summer season. Previously the event was known as the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships. A list of past winners shows the winners of all disciplines. Venues and dates Sponsors *1971-1984 (Optrex) *1985-1987 (Hewlett-Packard) *1988-1990 (TSB) *1992-1992 (Optrex) *1993-1994 (Mycil) See also * British Swimming *List of British Swimming Championships champions The governing body of swimming in the UK, British Swimming (organisation), organises annual British Championships in swimming. The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships - 100 Metres Butterfly Winners
The British Swimming Championships - 100 metres butterfly 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. Canadian Daniel Sherry broke the world record for 110 yards butterfly in the 1965 final, after setting a time of 58.1 sec. In 1985 there was a dead-heat for the women's final. 100 metres butterfly champions See also * British Swimming *List of British Swimming Championships champions The governing body of swimming in the UK, British Swimming (organisation), organises annual British Championships in swimming. The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, with the results usua ... References {{Reflist Swimming in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Swimming Championships - 200 Metres Butterfly Winners
The British Swimming Championships - 200 metres butterfly winners formerly the ( Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below. The event was originally contested over 220 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 200 metres in 1971. In 1989 there was a dead-heat in the women's final. 200 metres butterfly champions See also *British Swimming *List of British Swimming Championships champions The governing body of swimming in the UK, British Swimming (organisation), organises annual British Championships in swimming. The event is usually held in March or April each year in a long course (50 m) swimming pool, with the results usua ... References {{Reflist Swimming in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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