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)

References

1. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
4. Hennessy, John (26 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1980, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
5. Still, Athole (10 August 1981). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1981, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
6. ""Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15". The Times. 23 August 1982. p. 15.
7. Still, Athole (25 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
8. ""Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15". The Times. 23 August 1982. p. 15.
9. Still, Athole (25 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
10. Still, Athole (20 August 1982). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20". The Times. p. 20.

• British Olympic Committee
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "June Croft". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.