Belinda Woosley (born 20 May 1948) is an Australian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 20 May 1948 Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| College team | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth |
Belinda Woosley was born 20 May 1948 in Cooparoo, Queensland. Her family moved to Perth, Western Australia, where she studied at Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth.[2] At the age of sixteen she was selected to represent Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[3][4] where she came sixth in her heat of the women's 100 metre backstroke.
She married David Arthur Foley on 23 June 1967 in Perth, and they have two sons.[5][6]
Between 1978 and 1979 she was a member of the Melville Marlins swim club and also served as their captain. During her swimming career, she held six state records. In 2009, she was inducted into the Swimming WA Hall of Fame.[7]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belinda Woosley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Kookaburra 1962" (PDF). Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 countdown on with WA athletes set for direct support". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "The latest ASA Blog". Australian Swimmers. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ King, Rhianna (22 November 2012). "Beatty Park back in the swim". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Descendants of Michael and Mary (nee Murphy) Foley:Information about Belinda Woosley". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Legends and Hall of Fame: Swimming WA". wa.swimming.org.au.
External links
edit- Belinda Woosley at World Aquatics
- Belinda Woosley at Olympedia
- Belinda Woosley at the Australian Olympic Committee
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