Daphne H. Wilkinson (born 17 April 1932)[1] is a retired English freestyle swimmer and Olympian.
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| Born | 17 April 1932 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Career
editWilkinson competed in the 400 metre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. She broke the world record during the freestyle heats, but came 11th in the semi-finals and failed to reach the final.[2]
She won a bronze medal in the 4×110 yard relay at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games representing England.[3][4] She won the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title[5] and three ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles in 1950, 1951 and 1952.[6][7][8]
After retiring, Wilkinson taught swimming in Kenilworth. She has been inducted into Coventry’s Hall of Fame[9] and participated in a parade in honour of former Olympians in Coventry in 2008.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Daphne Wilkinson | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Williams, Jean (26 July 2020). Britain's Olympic Women: A History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-16320-9.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daphne Wilkinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2". The Times. 25 August 1951. p. 2.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 28 July 1950, p. 2". The Times. 28 July 1950. p. 2.
- ^ ""Swimming Championships." Times, 24 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 24 August 1951. p. 8.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 26 Sept. 1952, p. 10". The Times. 26 September 1952. p. 10.
- ^ Jennins, Colin (2012). "Local Olympians | Leamington History Group". Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Parade honour for former Coventry Olympians". Coventry Live. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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