Linda Ludgrove
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Linda Kay Ludgrove (born 8 September 1947) is a retired English backstroke swimmer.[1] who held seven world records.
Swimming career
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.[2]
She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m medley relay and the 100 m backstroke and finished fifth and sixth, respectively.[1] She won three medals at the 1962 and 1966 European Championships.[3] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title five times (1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967) and the 220 yards backstroke title three times (1964, 1966, 1967).[4][5][6][7][8]
She finished third in the 1962 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.[9] She held seven world records. She retired from swimming in 1967.
Personal life
Ludgrove was born to William and Gladys Ludgrove; she has a brother, Terence.[10] After marriage she changed her last name to Lillo.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c Linda Ludgrove. sports-reference.com
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- ↑ Linda LUDGROVE. les-sports.info
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- ↑ Sports Personality Of The Year. bbc.co.uk
- ↑ Mr W. Ludgrove's Story. bbc.co.uk (15 December 2005)
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External links
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- English female backstroke swimmers
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- Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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