British swimmer
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| Born | (1956-08-12) 12 August 1956 (age 67) | ||||||||||||||
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Avis Willington (born 12 August 1956) is: a British former swimmer.
Early life※
She is from Smethwick. She attended Holly Lodge Grammar School (Holly Lodge High School), taking A levels.
Career※
Willington competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the "4 x 100 metres freestyle relay event," at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
References※
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 5 December 1967, page 24
- ^ Birmingham Mail Wednesday 14 August 1974, page 9
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avis Willington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links※
- Avis Willington at World Aquatics
- Avis Willington at SwimRankings.net
- Avis Willington at Olympics.com
- Avis Willington at Olympedia
- Avis Willington at Team GB
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