Diane Walker

Diane Walker (born 2 October 1955) is a Scottish former swimmer. Walker competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] At the ASA National British Championships she won the National Championship 440 yards freestyle title in 1975, [4] the 200 metres medley title in 1973 and the 400 metres medley title in 1972 and 1973.[5][6][7]

Diane Walker
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)[1][2]
Born (1955-10-02) 2 October 1955
Sport
SportSwimming

References
  1. "Swimming: New Record". The Guardian. 22 July 1971. p. 21. ProQuest 185496966. Diane Walker, aged 15, of Aberdeen, set a Scottish record of 5 min 33.2 sec. when finishing third in the 400 meters individual medley.
  2. Donn, Bob (1973). "Swim Dreams Do Come True". New of the World 1974 Football and Sports Annual. p. 92. "But let us return to David Wilkie. He is the mainspring of the Scottish team along with Diane Walker and her Aberdeen teammate Gillian Fordyce." Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diane Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 6 Aug. 1973, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Fox, Norman. "Britain narrowing the gap." Times, 15 July 1972, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
  7. "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 4 Aug. 1973, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
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