Sheena Grant

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Sheena Grant
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornQ3. 1954 [1]
Rugby, Warwickshire, England [2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Backstroke
ClubRugby Baths
Wythenshawe SC, Manchester

Sheena M. Grant (born 1954) is a retired female swimmer who represented England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Grant specialised in the backstroke [3] and in 1967 she won three titles at the Midland District swimming championships. [4]

She was a member of the Rugby Baths, where she was a superintendent, before moving to Wythenshawe in Manchester. [5] She was a Great Britain international at both junior and senior level. [6]

Grant represented the England team [7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [8] where she participated in the 200 metres backstroke event.

In 1972, she studied at Madeley College in Staffordshire. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sheena Grant impressive" . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 26 October 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sheena third at Blackpool" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 August 1968. p. 36. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Sheena Grant takes three swim titles" . Rugby Advertiser. 30 June 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "This is only the start for Sheena" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "County stars at Runcorn" . Runcorn Weekly News. 24 September 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lesley in Games at 12" . Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Sheena Grant" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 May 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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