Carolyn Wilson
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1959 Farnborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rushmoor Synchronised Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carolyn Wilson (born 11 March 1959) is a British former synchronised swimmer. She was the European solo champion in 1981, 1983 and 1985. She won 7 European Gold medals, and competed in the women's duet competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics gaining a 4th place.[1]
Wilson choreographed the synchronised swimming scenes in the Kenneth Branagh film Love's Labour's Lost (2000 film) and has appeared on a number of television programmes such as Jim'll Fix It, The Generation Game and How Do They Do That?. She was also one of the swimmers in the Carling Black Label UK TV advert "Lady of the Lake"
She retired from competitive synchronised swimming in August 1985. She is a life member of Rushmoor Synchronised Swimming Club.[2]
Wilson holds a BSc Hons degree in Botany & Zoology from Bristol University (1981), a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Reading University and a First Class Master's degree with Distinction in Institutional Management & Leadership for Professional Development[3] from Southampton University (2007). She is currently Assistant Deputy Head & Head of Science at a school in Guildford, England.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carolyn Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". rssc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "MA(Ed) taught courses :: University of Southampton". 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009.
External links
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- British synchronised swimmers
- Olympic synchronised swimmers for Great Britain
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- People from Farnborough, Hampshire
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Hampshire
- English synchronised swimmers