Jeanne Greenland
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| Born | 26 January 1919 Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 2001 (aged 82) Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Newport S.C. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jeanne Patricia Greenland (26 January 1919 – 19 December 2001)[1] was a Welsh competitive swimmer, who specialised in backstroke. She represented Wales at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games), winning a silver medal.[2]
Biography
Greenland was born in Newport, Wales, educated at Newport Girls' High and studied at the University of Oxford.[3][4]
She represented the Welsh team and won a silver medal behind Australian Pat Norton in the 110 yards backstroke at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[5]
At the time of the Games, she was a student and living at 22 Oldfield Road in Newport.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, Brisbane to London Arrival - 1 Apr 1938". Ancestry. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Wales's Representatives at the Empire Games". Western Mail. 4 December 1937. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Swimns to be filmed for judges". Daily Herald. 2 November 1938. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2025.