Virginia Grant
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1937[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 2017 (aged 80)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virginia Grant (9 August 1937 – 24 October 2017) was a Canadian swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] She won the 1956 British 'Open' ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title [4] and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Virginia Grant at Olympedia
- ^ "Virginia Gooderham RIDPATH". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virginia Grant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ ""Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""New Free-Style Record By Roberts." Times, 3 Sept. 1955, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Roberts Fastest Qualifier." Times, 8 Sept. 1956, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
External links
[edit]- Virginia Grant at Olympedia
- Virginia Grant at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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