Jill Norfolk
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 February 1947 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Jill R Norfolk (born 15 February 1947) is a British former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
She also represented England in 110 yards and 220 yards backstroke, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][3]
During a Blackpool swim meet against Russia in April 1964 she broke the women's world record for the 110 yards backstroke in a time of 69.8 seconds.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jill Norfolk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Jill Norfolk 70-sec. barrier - 11 Apr 1964". Birmingham Daily Post. 1964.
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