Philippa Gould

Philippa Gould
Gould in 1956
Personal information
Born 4 December 1940 (1940-12-04) (age 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1958 Cardiff110 yd backstroke

Philippa Mary "Pip" Gould, later Philippa Gower, (born 4 December 1940) is a former backstroke swimmer from New Zealand. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics placing sixth in her heat of the 100 m backstroke. In January 1957, she broke the 200 m and 220 yd backstroke world records,[1] and in March 1958, she broke the 100 m and 110 yd backstroke records. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 110 yd backstroke.[2] In 1995 Gould was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Current Exhibits, World Records: Women - 200m Backstroke. Archived July 16, 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Philippa Gould. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Philippa Gould. New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
Records
Preceded by
Geertje Wielema		 Women's 200 metres backstroke
world record holder (long course)
16 January 1957 – 17 May 1957		 Succeeded by
Lenie de Nijs


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