Christine Kindon

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Christine Kindon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornFourth quarter 1949
West Hartlepool, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Backstroke
ClubWest Hartlepool Swimming Club

Christine Kindon married name Christine Brown (born October 1949), is a female retired swimmer who competed for England.

Biography

Kindon was ranked the number one backstroke swimmer in Northumberland and Durham during the early part of 1966 which led to her becoming a full international after being selected for the England team.

She represented the England team [1] in the backstroke events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [2] [3] [4]

She was a member of the Hartlepool Swimming Club. [5] Kindon married in 1970 and swam under her married name of Brown thereafter. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "West girls in Empire games swim team" . Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Swimmers in Major Championships". Hartlepool Swimming Club. 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Record entry for Masters" . Gateshead Post. 5 May 1983. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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