Helen Mackenzie (swimmer)

Helen Mackenzie
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Swimming
Achievements and titles
National finals 440 yards freestyle champion (1950)

Helen Mackenzie is a New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1950 Empire Games.

Educated at St Cuthbert's College,[1] Mackenzie won the 440 yards freestyle title, representing Auckland, at the New Zealand national swimming championships in 1950.[2] She went on to represent New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland in the same event.[3][4] She recorded a time of 5:47.6 to finish third in her heat and did not progress to the final.[5]

References

  1. "Old girls' wall of honour" (PDF). College Ties. September 2014. p. 48. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming – national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "New Zealand teams". The Advocate. 4 January 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Helen Mackenzie". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – Swimming – 440 yard freestyle – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.


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