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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1932 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bristol Central SC | ||||||||||||||
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Grace Wood (born 19 August 1932) is a British former swimmer who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]A the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, she competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle.[2]
She represented the English team[3] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[4] where she won the bronze medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay event.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grace Wood Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Jack Hale for Empire Games". Hull Daily Mail. 6 October 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
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