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English swimmer (born 1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer.
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Full name | June Alexandra Croft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ashton-in-Makerfield, England | 17 June 1963||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Wigan Wasps Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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