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British swimmer
Liz Long
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Born | (1946-07-30) 30 July 1946 (age 77)
Ilford, London, England |
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Sport |
Swimming |
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Elizabeth C. Long (born 30 July 1946) is a British former
swimmer. She competed in
three events at the
1964 Summer Olympics.
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She represented
England and won two
bronze medals in 440 yards individual freestyle and 440 yards freestyle relay, at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in
Perth, Western Australia.
[2] Four years later she participated in the 440 yards individual freestyle at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
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She also won the 1964 and 1965 ASA
National Championship 220 yards freestyle title and is a four times winner of the
440 yards freestyle title (1960 and 1962-1965).
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References
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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill; et al.
"Liz Long Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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"1962 Athletes". Team England.
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"Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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""Records And Title For Miss Long." Times, 21 Sept. 1960, p. 19". Times Digital Archive.
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""Three Records By Miss Long." Times, 23 Sept. 1960, p. 21". Times Digital Archive.
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"From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Meagre Swimming Team For Tokyo." Times, 24 Aug. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
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"FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Miss Long Sets Free-Style Records." Times, 14 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.