June Croft

June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer.

June Croft

Personal information
Full name	June Alexandra Croft
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1963-06-17) 17 June 1963 (age 61) Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Wigan Wasps Swim Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley 1984 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane 100 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 200 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 4×100 m medley 1990 Auckland 4×200 m freestyle 1982 Brisbane 400 m freestyle 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle

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 in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, followed by the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle four years later at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

She represented England and won five medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; triple gold in the 100 and 200 metres freestyle and 4x100 metres relay, a silver in the medley relay and a bronze in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay.^[1] Eight years later she represented England and won a silver and bronze in the freestyle relays events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^[2][3]

She is a four times consecutive winner of the ASA National British Championships title over 100 metres freestyle (1980–1983),^[4][5][6][7] twice the 200 metres freestyle champion in 1982 and 1983, the 400 metres freestyle champion in 1982 and the 200 metres medley champion in 1982.^[8][9][10]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)