Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939), also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer.

Swimming career

Gosden competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the

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and

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and finished eighth in 1956. She won a

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representing

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with a world record time in the 4×110-yard medley relay at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...

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, Wales in addition to taking an individual silver in the 220 yards breaststroke event. She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gosden, Christine 1939 births Living people Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Great Britain English female breaststroke swimmers British female breaststroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games English female butterfly swimmers British female butterfly swimmers English female freestyle swimmers British female freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from York 20th-century English sportswomen