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Ann Barner (born 1950), is a female retired swimmer who competed for England.


Swimming career

She represented
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and won two
bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...
s in the butterfly events, at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. They were followed by the 1966 Commonwealth P ...
in Kingston,
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. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards butterfly title in 1966 and 1967 and the 220 yards butterfly title in 1966 and 1967. During 1966 edition she broke 18 British or English records in a six-week period and beat three records when winning the National Championships.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barner, Ann 1950 births English female swimmers Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Living people 20th-century English women Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games