English swimmer (born 1948)
Diana Harris
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| Full name | Diana Adrienne Harris |
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| National team | Great Britain |
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| Born | (1948-08-14) 14 August 1948 (age 76)
London, England |
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
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| Strokes | Breaststroke |
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| Club | Beckenham Ladies SC |
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Diana Adrienne Harris (born 14 August 1948), also known by her married name Diana Mantoura, is a retired English international swimmer.
Swimming career
She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in breaststroke events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[2]
She represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won double gold in the 110 yards breaststroke and the 440 yards medley relay.[3] A second Commonwealth Games appearance came when she represented England in the breaststroke events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
She won the 100-metre breaststroke event at the 1967 Summer Universiade.[2] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards breaststroke title in 1965, 1966 and 1968.[6][7]
References
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- 1962–1966: 110 yards
- 1970–present: 100 metres
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