Moira Abernethy

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Moira Abernethy
Personal information
Born (1939-05-29) 29 May 1939 (age 84)
Spouse
(m. 1994;died 2009)
[1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1956 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle

Moira Abernethy-Ford (born 29 May 1939) is a South African former backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Dennis Ford". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Moira Abernethy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2012.