Sylvia Platt

Sylvia Platt
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1950 (age 74–75); Hyde, Greater Manchester, England
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

Last updated December 14, 2025

Sylvia M. Platt (born 1951), is a female former swimmer who competed for England.

Biography

She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Platt represented the Hyde Seal Swimming Club.

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Platt met fellow international swimmer Jimmy Rogers. They became engaged on Christmas Day 1970 and married in 1971.^[4]

References

↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
↑ "Good partners" . Manchester Evening News. 22 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] "1970 Athletes". Team England.

[2] "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.

[3] "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[4] "Good partners" . Manchester Evening News. 22 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

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