Elizabeth Church

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Elizabeth Church
Personal information
Born (1930-03-11) 11 March 1930 (age 94)
Marylebone, London, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1950 Auckland 220y Breaststroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1950 Auckland 330y Medley Relay

Elizabeth Mabel Church (born 11 March 1930) is a female British former swimmer.

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Swimming career

Church competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1] She represented England and won a silver medal in the 330 yard Medley Relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yard Breaststroke at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1947 and 1948. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Church Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ""Swimming." Times, 12 July 1948, p. 2". The Times. 12 July 1948. p. 2.

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