Winifred Griffin
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Winifred Clare Ashby (born 17 November 1932) is a former swimmer from New Zealand
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At the 1950 British Empire Games
she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Joan Hastings
and Kristin Jacobi
. In addition individually she placed 4th in the women's 440 yards freestyle and 6th in the 110 yards freestyle at the Games.
She competed in the 440 and 110 yards freestyle events again at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Her only Olympic Games appearance was in 1956 at Melbourne
where she swam in the women's 100m and 400m freestyle events. In the heats she placed 7th in the 100 metre event and 5th over 400 metres.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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At the 1950 British Empire Games
1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games...
she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Joan Hastings
Joan Hastings
Joan Hastings is a former swimmer from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin and Kristin Jacobi.-References:...
and Kristin Jacobi
Kristin Jacobi
Kristin Jacobi is a former swimmer from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games she won the silver medal as part of the women's 440 yard freestyle relay. Her teammates in the relay were Norma Bridson, Winifred Griffin and Joan Hastings.-References:...
. In addition individually she placed 4th in the women's 440 yards freestyle and 6th in the 110 yards freestyle at the Games.
She competed in the 440 and 110 yards freestyle events again at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 30 July-7 August 1954. These were the first games since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952....
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Her only Olympic Games appearance was in 1956 at Melbourne
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
where she swam in the women's 100m and 400m freestyle events. In the heats she placed 7th in the 100 metre event and 5th over 400 metres.