 Pauline Sillett in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 April 1949 Bury, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Radcliffe Swimming and Water Polo Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pauline Sillett (born 22 April 1949) is a retired freestyle swimmer from England who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sillett participated in the 400 metres freestyle and the 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay. [2]
Sillett represented the England team [3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [4] where she reached the finals of three swimming events [5] and claimed two medals including gold. The gold medal winning four of Sillett, Linda Ludgrove, Diana Harris and Judy Gegan set a world record in winning the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with a time of 4 mins, 46 secs. [6]
She also won two bronze medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships [7] and won the 1966 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle. [8]
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