Catherine White (born 26 June 1965) is a former British
swimmer
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who represented Great Britain at the
1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
*The 1984 Summer Olympics
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and won a silver medal for England at the
1982 Commonwealth Games
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...
.
Early life
White was born in
Portsmouth
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. She was raised in
Barnard Castle
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, County Durham, and educated at
Barnard Castle School
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.
International swimming career
At the
1982 Commonwealth Games
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...
in
Brisbane
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, Australia, she represented
England
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in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished seventh and sixth respectively. She teamed up with
Ann Osgerby,
June Croft
June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer.
Swimming career
Croft represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow, she won the silver medal ...
and
Susannah Brownsdon for the women's 4×100 m medley relay where they finished in silver medal position behind Canada and ahead of Scotland in a time of 4:19.04.
At the
1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
*The 1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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, United States, she participated in the
100 m
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and
200 m backstroke, reaching the 'B' final in both events.
White swam for
England
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in the same two events two years later at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
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in
Edinburgh
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, Scotland. She finished seventh in the 200 m backstroke final, but did not progress beyond the heats in the shorter event.
She won 1982 and 1983 ASA National Championship titles in the
100 metres backstroke and the
200 metres backstroke.
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1965 births
English female backstroke swimmers
British female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
Swimmers from Portsmouth
Living people
People educated at Barnard Castle School
Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Barnard Castle
Sportspeople from County Durham
20th-century English sportswomen