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| Born | 22 June 1946 Portsmouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Amos (born 22 June 1946), later known by her married name Linda Skirton, is a British former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. [1]
Amos won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, [2]
Amos represented the England team [3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. [4] She competed in the 110 and 440 yards freestyle and the relay event, winning a bronze medal. [5]
She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [6] [7] [8]
After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and currently coaches at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School. [9]
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