Nira Windeatt

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Nira Windeatt
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1958-12-07) 7 December 1958 (age 65)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Nira Windeatt (Nira Stove; born 7 December 1958) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

She married Graham Windeatt in 1979 and has two children with him.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nira Stove Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2016.