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Diana Harris

Harris in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Diana Adrienne Harris
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1948-08-14) 14 August 1948 (age 76) London, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Beckenham Ladies SC
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain European Championships 1966 Utrecht 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 1967 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke 1967 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke 1967 Tokyo 4×100 m medley Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 110 yd breaststroke 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd medley

Diana Adrienne Harris (born 14 August 1948), also known by her married name Diana Mantoura, is a retired English international swimmer.

Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in breaststroke events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.

She represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won double gold in the 110 yards breaststroke and the 440 yards medley relay. A second Commonwealth Games appearance came when she represented England in the breaststroke events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

She won the 100-metre breaststroke event at the 1967 Summer Universiade. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards breaststroke title in 1965, 1966 and 1968.

References

1. Diana HARRIS. les-sports.info
2. ^ Diana Harris. sports-reference.com
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
6. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
7. "STILL, ATHOLE. "Scots' record falls to Jarvis." Times, 10 Aug. 1968, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.

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