Linda Ludgrove
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Linda Ludgrove (born 3 September 1947) was an English
backstroke swimmer.
Raised in Sydenham
, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games. As part of the English team she won silver in the 1962 4×110 yards medley relay and gold in the 1966 relay.
She competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 100 m backstroke, placed sixth in the latter. She obtained a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1966 European Championships.
She finished third in the 1962 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She held seven world records. She retired from swimming in 1967.
England
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backstroke swimmer.
Raised in Sydenham
Sydenham
Sydenham is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham; although some streets towards Crystal Palace Park, Forest Hill and Penge are outside the ward and in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. Sydenham was in...
, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games. As part of the English team she won silver in the 1962 4×110 yards medley relay and gold in the 1966 relay.
She competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and the 100 m backstroke, placed sixth in the latter. She obtained a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1966 European Championships.
She finished third in the 1962 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She held seven world records. She retired from swimming in 1967.