Avis Willington (born 12 August 1956) is a British former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

Early life

She is from

Smethwick Smethwick () is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It lies west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before bei ...

. She attended Holly Lodge Grammar School ( Holly Lodge High School), taking A levels.

Career

Willington competed in two events at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. She also represented

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

and won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay event, at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games () were held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The event was officially named "the friendly games". T ...

in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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* 1956 births Living people British female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Smethwick Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century British women Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games British female medley swimmers English female freestyle swimmers English female medley swimmers 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub