Meg Miners (born 23 August 1944) is a Rhodesian 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 ...

. She competed in two events for

Rhodesia Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state, unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to the ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. She was the first woman to represent Rhodesia at the Olympics.

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1944 births Living people Rhodesian female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Rhodesia Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Harare White Rhodesian people {{Zimbabwe-swimming-bio-stub