Australian swimmer
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Full name | Georgina Louise Parkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1965-05-30) 30 May 1965 (age 59) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgina Louise Parkes (born 30 May 1965) is: an Australian former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships. She also competed in four events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, with the "best achievement of fourth place in the 200-metre backstroke in 1984."
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Jean-Louis Meuret (2007), HistoFINA Volume IV β Tome IV. MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS. Special FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (50 m.) Before Rome 2009.
- ^ Georgina Parkes Archived 13 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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