Nan Rae

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Nan Rae
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1944-01-14) 14 January 1944 (age 81)
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
Freestyle
ClubMotherwell AS & WP Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1958 Budapest 400 m freestyle

Agnes W. Nancy Rae (born 13 January 1944) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Rae won a bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. [1]

She was selected for the 1958 Scottish team [2] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle. [3]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she finished sixth in the 400 metres freestyle. [4] [5]

She won the 1961 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title and the 440 yards freestyle. [6] [7]

References

  1. Nancy RAE. les-sports.info
  2. "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. Nan Rae. sports-reference.com
  5. "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ""Swimmers Beat Four Records." Times, 2 Sept. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ""Miss Edwards To Retire." Times, 30 Aug. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.[ permanent dead link ]