Christine Gosden

Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939) is a female retired British swimmer.

Christine Gosden

Personal information
Full name	Christine Lorraine Gosden
National team	Great Britain
Born	17 November 1939 York, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 440y medley relay 1958 Cardiff 220y breastroke Representing Great Britain European Championships 1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley

Swimming career

Gosden competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956.[1]

She won a gold medal representing England with a world record time in the 4×110-yard medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales [2] in addition to taking an individual silver in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[3][4]

She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.[6][7]

References

1. Christine Gosden. sports-reference.com
2. Chris Gosden. recordi.info-mix.info
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
5. Christine GOSDEN. les-sports.info
6. ""Miss Grinham Shows Her Versatility." Times, 14 September 1957, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
7. ""13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 September 1957, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.