Vivienne Meyrick

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Vivienne Meyrick
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NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
BornThird quarter 1937
Essex

Vivienne G Meyrick (born 1937), is a female former swimmer who competed for England.

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Swimming career

She represented England in the 110 yards backstroke at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2]

She was a member of the Saffron Walden Swimming Club and has a trophy named after her. [3]

Personal life

She married John Crowe in 1965 and was known afterwards as Vivienne Crowe.

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References

  1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "TIME TRIALS AND TEAM CHALLENGE". Saffron Walden Swimming Club.