Helen Don-Duncan (born 9 June 1981) is a female English former competitive

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and

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specialist.

Swimming career

Don-Duncan represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. At the

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in Sydney, Australia, she came 15th in the women's 200-metre backstroke. She represented

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and won a

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in the 200 backstroke metres event, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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, Malaysia. At the ASA National British Championships she won four consecutive 200 metres backstroke titles in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 200).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don-Duncan, Helen 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Wigan Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) English backstroke swimmers English female swimmers Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games