Elizabeth Arnold (swimmer)

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Elizabeth Arnold
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Emma Arnold
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 50)
Nottingham, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb; 7.4 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubNova Centurion

Elizabeth Emma Arnold (born 30 March 1973) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Arnold represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] Participating in the women's 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle events, she finished 25th and 17th, respectively. [2] She represented England in the 400 and 800 metres freestyle, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3] [4] She won the 1992 ASA National Championship title in the 800 metres freestyle. [5]

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References

  1. NOVA Centurion Swimming Club, Liz Arnold: Swimmer of the Year 1992 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Arnold". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 13 June 1992, p. 43". Times Digital Archives.