Debbie Rudd (born 27 September 1959) 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 ...

. Rudd competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. She also represented

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and won a

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in the 200 metres Breaststroke, at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with a ...

in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She also won the 1976 ASA National Championship title in the 200 metres breaststroke.

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* 1959 births Living people English female breaststroke swimmers British female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Solihull Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade 20th-century British women Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub