Pauline Sillett
 Pauline Sillett in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 April 1949 Bury, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Radcliffe Swimming and Water Polo Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pauline Sillett (born 22 April 1949) is a retired freestyle swimmer from England who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sillett participated in the 400 metres freestyle and the 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay.[2]
Sillett represented the England team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] where she reached the finals of three swimming events[5] and claimed two medals including gold. The gold medal winning four of Sillett, Linda Ludgrove, Diana Harris and Judy Gegan set a world record in winning the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with a time of 4 mins, 46 secs.[6]
She also won two bronze medals at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships[7] and won the 1966 British Championship in 100 metres freestyle.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Pauline Sillett. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "England's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- ^ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
External links
[edit]- Pauline Sillett at World Aquatics
- Pauline Sillett at SwimRankings.net
- Pauline Sillett at Olympics.com
- Pauline Sillett at Team GB
- Pauline Sillett at Olympedia
- Pauline Sillett at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- 1949 births
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- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- British female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Bury, Greater Manchester
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century British women
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- English female freestyle swimmers
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