Virginia Grant

Virginia Grant
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born9 August 1937[1]
Died24 October 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 80)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver 110yd freestyle
1954 Vancouver 4x110yd freestyle relay
Pan American Games
1955 Mexico City 4x100m freestyle relay
1955 Mexico City 4x100m medley relay
1955 Mexico City 100m freestyle

Virginia Grant (9 August 1937 – 24 October 2017) was a Canadian swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] She won the 1956 British 'Open' ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title [4] and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Virginia Grant at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Virginia Gooderham RIDPATH". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virginia Grant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ ""Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ ""New Free-Style Record By Roberts." Times, 3 Sept. 1955, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ ""Roberts Fastest Qualifier." Times, 8 Sept. 1956, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.


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