Linda Amos

Linda Amos (born 22 June 1946), later known by her married name Linda Skirton, is a British former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Linda Amos
Personal information
Full nameLinda Amos
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1946-06-22) 22 June 1946
Portsmouth, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 4x110 yd freestyle

Career

Amos won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships,[2] and a bronze medal as part of the English team in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.[3] She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[4][5][6]

Coaching

After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and currently coaches at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School.[7]

References
  1. "Great Britain Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. 11 October 1964. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
  3. Commonwealth Games Records. thecgf.com
  4. Linda Amos. sports-reference.com
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  7. Millfield Prep Sport - Swimming Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine. millfieldprep.com


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