Valerie Marrian

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Valerie Marrian
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1933 [1]
Sport
Sport Diving
Event
Springboard
ClubEdinburgh University SC
Warrender ASC, Edinburgh

Valerie J. Marrian (born c.1933) is a former diver from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Marian studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and represented their swimming club. She won three swiming titles at the 1954 Inter-Varsities Championships, after successes in the 100 yards backstroke, the springboard and the platform diving. [1] Marrian also competed for her Warrender Amateur Swimming Club in Edinburgh. [2]

She represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team [3] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, [4] participating in the springboard diving event. [5]

Marrian qualified as a doctor and was a consultant paediatrician and was involved in a high profile blood tranfusion case in 1973. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Edinburgh Girl's Swim Hat Trick" . Edinburgh Evening News. 10 May 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Bathgate Girls Win Swim Titles" . Edinburgh Evening News. 12 June 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "This baby must not suffer" . Daily Record. 25 April 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 6 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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