Linda Amos
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| Full name | Linda Amos | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 June 1946 Portsmouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Amos (born 22 June 1946), later known by her married name Linda Skirton, is a British former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Amos won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships,[1] and a bronze medal as part of the English team in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[2] She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3]
After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and currently coaches at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School.[4]
References
- ↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- ↑ Commonwealth Games Records. thecgf.com
- ↑ Linda Amos. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Millfield Prep Sport - Swimming. millfieldprep.com