Helen Don-Duncan

Helen Don-Duncan (born 9 June 1981) is a female English former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist.

Helen Don-Duncan
Personal information
Born (1981-06-09) 9 June 1981
Wigan, England
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
1998 Sheffield 200 m backstroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m backstroke

Swimming career

Don-Duncan represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, she came 15th in the women's 200-metre backstroke.[1]

She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

At the ASA National British Championships she won four consecutive 200 metres backstroke titles in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 200).[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1997, p. 47". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 11 July 1998, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ""For the record." Times, 31 July 2000, p. ^". Times Digital Archive.
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