Glenda Phillips

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Glenda Phillips
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1945-05-12) 12 May 1945 (age 80)
Newport, Wales
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesButterfly, breaststroke, freestyle
ClubSwansea Swimming Club

Glenda May Phillips (born 12 May 1945) is a former swimmer from Wales, who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Phillips represented the 1962 Welsh team [2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, [3] where she participated in the breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle events. [4]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Phillips participated in the women's 100 metre butterfly. [5]

Phillips went to her second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team [6] in the butterfly events. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenda Phillips". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
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