Diana Sutherland
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1954 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Diana Margaret Sutherland (born 1 November 1954) is a British former swimmer. She competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]She grew up in Lincoln, England, attending St Joseph's Convent School, with her sister Sandra.[2] Her parents moved to London in 1965.[3] Her father was an insurance broker, Douglas Sutherland, from New Zealand.[4]
Career
[edit]She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7]
Sutherland represented the Sutton and Cheam Swimming Club.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diana Sutherland Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 16 June 1965, page 5
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 8 July 1965, page 8
- ^ Sunday Express Sunday 30 May 1971, page 29
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]- Diana Sutherland at World Aquatics
- Diana Sutherland at SwimRankings.net
- Diana Sutherland at Olympics.com
- Diana Sutherland at Olympedia
- Diana Sutherland at Team GB
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