Vera Kingston (4 February 1917 – September 1996), later known by her married name Vera Robinson, was an English competition

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 ...

of the 1930s who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and swam for England in the British Empire Games. At the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin, she was eliminated in the first round of the 200-metre breaststroke event. At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal with the English team in the 3×110-yard medley competition. In the 200-yard breaststroke contest she finished fifth.

External links

Vera Kingston's profile at Sports Reference.com
1917 births 1996 deaths Sportspeople from Leicester Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England English breaststroke swimmers English female swimmers Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming 20th-century English women Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub