Christine Gaskell
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) Heywood, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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Christine Gaskell (born 1957) is a female British former swimmer.
Swimming career
Gaskell represented England and won a gold medal in the 100 breaststroke event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1][2] She also participated in the 200 metres breaststroke and medley relay.[3]
She swam for the Rochdale Swimming Club and first gained international selection in 1972.[4]
References
- ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ↑ "1974 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "SWIMMING: Stars who made a splash in the Observer". Manchester Evening News.
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- 1957 births
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- English female breaststroke swimmers
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- Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
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- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Heywood, Greater Manchester
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