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Elspeth Ferguson

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Elspeth Ferguson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornFirst quarter 1940
York, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Freestyle
ClubYork City

Elspeth C Ferguson (born 1940) is a female former swimmer who competed for England.

Biography

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Ferguson attended Mill Mount Grammar School in York and represented the English team[1] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[2] where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.[3][4]

After switching to contact lenses in 1956 her swimming career took off and swimming for the York Club she won the 1958 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title [5] and the 1957 and 1958 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[6][7]

She married Robert Hunter in York during 1974.[8]

References

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  1. "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ""Swimming Victory For Black." Times, 23 Aug. 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archive. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ""Miss Wilkinson Again." Times, 12 Sept. 1957, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ""Day Of Swimming Records." Times, 21 Aug. 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
  8. "Marriages Dec 1974". Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.