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Linda Ludgrove

European Championships 100 m backstroke 1966: Linda Ludgrove, Christine Caron, Cristina Balaban
Personal information
Born	(1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 77) Greenwich, London, UK
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Beckenham Ladies Swimming Club
Medal record Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1966 Utrecht 100 m backstroke 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley 1966 Utrecht 4×100 m medley Representing  England British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 110 yd backstroke 1962 Perth 220 yd backstroke 1966 Kingston 110 yd backstroke 1966 Kingston 220 yd backstroke 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd medley 1962 Perth 4×110 yd medley

Linda Kay Ludgrove (born 8 September 1947) is a retired English backstroke swimmer. who held seven world records.

Swimming career

Raised in Sydenham, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games. As part of the English team she won silver in the 1962 4×110 yards medley relay and gold in the 1966 relay.

She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m medley relay and the 100 m backstroke and finished fifth and sixth, respectively. She won three medals at the 1962 and 1966 European Championships. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title five times (1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967) and the 220 yards backstroke title three times (1964, 1966, 1967).

She finished third in the 1962 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She held seven world records. She retired from swimming in 1967.

Personal life

Ludgrove was born to William and Gladys Ludgrove; she has a brother, Terence. After marriage she changed her last name to Lillo.

References

1. ^ Linda Ludgrove. sports-reference.com
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. Linda LUDGROVE. les-sports.info
4. ""Backstroke Record Equalled." Times, 14 Sept. 1962, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
5. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Swimming Championships." Times, 30 Aug. 1963, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
6. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Meagre Swimming Team For Tokyo." Times, 24 Aug. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
7. ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
8. ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
9. Sports Personality Of The Year. bbc.co.uk
10. Mr W. Ludgrove's Story. bbc.co.uk (15 December 2005)

External links

• Lewisham Council, Lewisham born athletes

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