Janet Franklin (swimmer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Taunton, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Taunton Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janet A. Franklin (born 1948), is a female retired swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
Franklin represented the England team[1] and won a bronze medal in the 100 yards backstroke event, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3][4]
She was the British number two for most of her career behind Linda Ludgrove.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Jill quits big time". Daily Mirror. 28 January 1965. p. 25. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Categories:
- 1948 births
- English female backstroke swimmers
- British female backstroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Taunton
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- English swimming biography stubs