Avis Willington

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Avis Willington
Personal information
Born (1956-08-12) 12 August 1956 (age 67)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle

Avis Willington (born 12 August 1956) is a British former swimmer.

Early life

She is from Smethwick. She attended Holly Lodge Grammar School (Holly Lodge High School),[1] taking A levels.[2]

Career

Willington competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 5 December 1967, page 24
  2. ^ Birmingham Mail Wednesday 14 August 1974, page 9
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avis Willington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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