Joyce Harrowby

Joyce Harrowby
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born10 January 1921
Leicester, England
Died27 December 2016 (aged 95)
Brisbane, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
freestyle
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place1938 Sydney440 Yard Freestyle Relay

Joyce Faunce née Harrowby (10 January 1921 - 27 December 2016) was a female swimmer who represented England and won a bronze medal at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).[1]

Swimming career

In the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, Faunce (then Harrowby) won a bronze medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay, as well as competing in the 110-yard freestyle.[2][3]

She later moved to Australia in 1957 and continued to actively participate in the local swimming communities there, including Noosa Masters Swimming Club, where she served as secretary. By 2016, Faunce had set various national records for her age bracket[4] and won several gold medals in 50-metres freestyle.[5][6]

Personal life

During the Games in 1938, she lived as a student at York House, Wyvern Avenue, Belgrave in Leicester and later married Arthur Watson in 1944, whom she had three children with. After moving to Australia she remained there with her children until her death in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Celebrating Joyce Faunce" (PDF). Noosa Masters Swimming Challengers' Chatter December 2015. 15 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Record breaking Pan Pacific Masters Games wraps up day 2". Pan Pacific Masters Games. 11 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "From the Clubs 2014" (PDF). SportsTG.
  7. ↑ "Our final farewell to Joyce" (PDF). Noosa Masters Swimming Club Challengers' Chatter January 2017. 15 July 2020.
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