Pauline Sillett (born 22 April 1949 in

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) is a retired British freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

Sillett participated in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. She also won two bronze medals at the

1966 European Aquatics Championships The 1966 European Aquatics Championships were held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20 to 27 August 1966. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming M ...

. She won the 1966 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle.

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* 1949 births Living people British female swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics British female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century British women 21st-century British women Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub