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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | 6 April 1946
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Sport | Diving |
Carol Ann Morrow (born 6 April 1946) is a Canadian diver. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
Originally a swimmer, Morrow was considered to be "only a bit better than mediocre" [2] and soon after turned to diving under the coaching of Irene MacDonald and by 1961 had won diving titles in British Columbia and Pacific North West for her age group. [3]
During the trials for the 1963 Pan American Games, Morrow finished runner-up behind Judy Stewart in the female group. [4] She achieved a clean sweep of titles in the 1963 British Columbia Championships women's open, with victory scores of 116.27, 110.16 and 58.76 in the 1-metre, 3-metre and tower events respectively. [5] She would train for at least two hours a day, four days a week with her aim to become a Canadian diving champion. [2]
Following the Olympics, she won the Alberta Open 1-metre and 3-metre springboard diving championships in September 1964. [6] In the 1965 Canadian Open springboard diving championships, she won the 1-metre event and was runner-up in the 3-metre event. Her closest opponent was Judy Stewart, who finished in the alternate positions for the respective events. [7]
Morrow is the daughter of a former Olympic swimmer and attended Lester Pearson High School. [2]
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