Lillian Preece

Lillian Preece married name Parrington (1 April 1928 July 2004) was a British swimmer. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Lillian Preece
Personal information
Born(1928-04-01)1 April 1928
Stockport, England
DiedJuly 2004
Harare, Zimbabwe
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland440y Freestyle Relay

She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the 440 Yard Freestyle Relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] She won the 1952 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.[4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lillian Preece Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ""Swimming." Times, 26 Sept. 1952, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.


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