Jill Norfolk

Jill Norfolk
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1947-02-15) 15 February 1947
London, England
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
ClubStoke Newington SC

Jill Rosemary Norfolk (born 15 February 1947) is a British former swimmer who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Norfolk represented the England team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3] She competed in the 110 and 220 yards backstroke events.[4][5]

During a Blackpool swim meet against Russia in April 1964 she broke the women's world record for the 110 yards backstroke in a time of 69.8 seconds.[6]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo she participated in the 100 metres backstroke and medley relay events.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Norfolk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Jill Norfolk 70-sec. barrier - 11 Apr 1964". Birmingham Daily Post. 1964.
  7. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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