Judy Wright

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Judy Wright
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1956-01-09) 9 January 1956 (age 66)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1974 Christchurch100 m freestyle

Judy Wright (born 9 January 1956) is a Canadian former swimmer. Wright competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] Despite being Canadian she won the 'Open' British Swimming Championships in 1970, over the 440 yards freestyle and the 880 yards freestyle. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Wright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ""Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1970, p. 8". Times Digital Archive.
  3. ""Swimming." Times, 5 Aug. 1970, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.