Betty Gunn

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Betty Gunn
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scotland)
Bornc.1937 [1]
Scotland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Freestyle
ClubThistle SC, Aberdeen

Betty S. Gunn (born c.1937) is a former swimmer from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Gunn was a member of the Thistle Swimming Club in Aberdeen. [2] In 1957 she lived at Craigievar Crescent and was a short-hand typist by profession and competed in the Youth Festival of Sport in Moscow. [1]

She represented the 1958 Scottish swimming team [3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in the 110 yards freestyle event [5] [6] and the medley relay, finishing fifth with Margaret Girvan, Christine Harris and Frances Hogben. [7]

In 1960 she earned the Scottish Swimming Teachers'Certificate [8] and was coached by Andy Robb. [9] In 1961 she won the Strachan plaque. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Betty's Best-Ever Holiday Behind Iron Curtain" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Swimming Pool" . Mearns Leader. 31 May 1963. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Cardiff Winners and Performances" . The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Swimming 110 Yard Freestyle - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Swimming" . Birmingham Daily Post. 23 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Swimming teachers' success" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 5 November 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Talking Sport" . Aberdeen Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial. 12 June 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Strachan plaque for Betty" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 21 January 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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