Sylvia Lewis (swimmer)
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| Nationality | Britiash (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1941 Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hounslow SC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sylvia Anne Lewis (born 23 December 1941) is a British former swimmer. She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 110 yards backstroke event.[4]
Four years later she won a silver medal in the 220 yards backstroke and a bronze medal in the 110 yards backstroke at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvia Lewis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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