 Pauline Sillett in 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 April 1949 Bury, Greater Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pauline Sillett (born 22 April 1949 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is a retired British freestyle swimmer.
Sillett participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] She also won two bronze medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. [2]
She won the 1966 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle. [3]
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