Lillian Preece married name Parrington (1 April 1928 – July 2004) was a British
swimmer
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. She competed at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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and the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
.
She also represented
England
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and won a
bronze medal
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in the 440 Yard Freestyle Relay at the
1950 British Empire Games
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in
Auckland
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, New Zealand. She won the 1952 ASA
National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.
References
1928 births
2004 deaths
British female swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Stockport
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Swimmers at the 1950 British Empire Games
Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
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