Maureen Pitchfork

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Maureen Pitchfork
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornFourth quarter 1934
Mansfield, England
Sport
SportSwimming
EventBackstroke
ClubMansfield Ladies

Maureen Pitchfork married name Arnold (born 1934) is an English former swimmer and coach.

Biography

In 1949 at age 14, the Mansfield Woodhouse schoolgirl gained one of twelve places offered by the English Amateur Swimming Association for a coaching programme aimed at the 1952 Olympic Games.

Pitchfork represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada, [1] where she participated in the 110y backstroke and medley relay events. [2] [3]

Pitchfork threw discus for Great Britain in 1962 [4] and for some time coached swimmer Rebecca Adlington. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ardrop pair for Turin" . Daily Herald. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "The Mayor's Special Achievement Award – Maureen Arnold (swimming)". The Armchair Club. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Wainwright, Martin (26 August 2008). "Golden shoes and Adlington mania greet returning Olympic double medal winner". The Guardian.
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