Leslie G. Cliff, (born March 11, 1955), later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian 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 participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.

Swimming career

She competed at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

and won two gold medals at the

1974 Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

. She was born in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, where she attended York House School. As a 17-year-old, she won the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in Munich, Germany. Despite being Canadian she won the 'Open' ASA National British Championships over 400 metres freestyle, the 800 metres freestyle title and both the 200 metres medley title and 400 metres medley title in 1974. In 1971, Cliff was made an Officer of the

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. She was inducted into the

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in 1976,

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in 1984, and the

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in 1997.

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* * * * * 1955 births Living people Canadian female backstroke swimmers Canadian female butterfly swimmers Canadian female freestyle swimmers Canadian female medley swimmers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Officers of the Order of Canada Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Vancouver Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Arizona State Sun Devils women's swimmers 20th-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

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