Carol Ann Morrow
Carol Ann Morrow (born 6 April 1946) is a Canadian diver. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | 6 April 1946
Sport | |
Sport | Diving |
Career
Originally a swimmer, Morrow was considered to be "only a bit better than mediocre"[2] and soon after turned to diving under the coaching of Irene MacDonald and by 1961 had won diving titles in British Columbia and Pacific North West for her age group.[3]
During the trials for the 1963 Pan American Games, Morrow finished runner-up behind Judy Stewart in the female group.[4] She achieved a clean sweep of titles in the 1963 British Columbia Championships women's open, with victory scores of 116.27, 110.16 and 58.76 in the 1-metre, 3-metre and tower events respectively.[5] She would train for at least two hours a day, four days a week with her aim to become a Canadian diving champion.[2]
Following the Olympics, she won the Alberta Open 1-metre and 3-metre springboard diving championships in September 1964.[6] In the 1965 Canadian Open springboard diving championships, she won the 1-metre event and was runner-up in the 3-metre event. Her closest opponent was Judy Stewart, who finished in the alternate positions for the respective events.[7]
Personal
Morrow is the daughter of a former Olympic swimmer and attended Lester Pearson High School.[2]
References
- "Carol Ann Morrow". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Work Today - Fame To Morrow". The Vancouver Sun. 17 January 1963. p. 21.
- "Capital Event Will Lure Top Women Swimmers". The Sacramento Bee. 8 April 1962. p. 62.
- "Diving Champs". Calgary Herald. 21 January 1963. p. 14.
- "Marrow easily takes women's open titles". The Vancouver Sun. 3 September 1963. p. 15.
- "Alberta Diving Title to Carol Ann Morrow". 1 September 1964. p. 15.
- "B.C. Diving Starlet Shines in Nationals". The Vancouver Sun. 4 January 1965. p. 14.