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Georgina Louise Parkes (born 30 May 1965) is an Australian former competitive
swimmer 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 ...
who won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the
1982 World Aquatics Championships The 4th FINA World Aquatics Championships took place from July 29-August 8, 1982, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They featured 848 athletes, competing in four Aquatics disciplines: *Diving - 4 events (2 male, 2 female); *Swimming - 29 events (15 male, 14 ...
. She also competed in four events at the
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
and
1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
, with the best achievement of fourth place in the 200-metre backstroke in 1984.


See also

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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) This is the complete list of women's World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2022. Medalists Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. 50 metre freestyle *Medals: 100 me ...


References

1965 births Living people Australian female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers from Sydney Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Sportswomen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian women Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub