Pat Norton
Australian swimmer
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Full name | Patricia Norton | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Pat" | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1919-03-20)20 March 1919 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 September 2007(2007-09-02) (aged 88) Killarney Vale, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Bondi Ladies Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Patricia Norton (20 March 1919 – 2 September 2007), later known by her married name Patricia Down, was an Australian backstroke swimmer. She competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100-metre backstroke event.[1][2] At the 1938 Empire Games she won the gold medal in the 110-yard backstroke competition. She also won a silver medal with the Australian team in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay contest and a bronze medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay event.[3]
References
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- ^ "Miss Pat Norton Breaks Two Records". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30615. 17 February 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 27 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Patricia Down". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Patricia "Pat" Norton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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Commonwealth champions in women's 100 m backstroke
- 1930–1934: 100 yards
- 1938–1966: 110 yards
- 1970–present: 100 metres
- 1930:
Joyce Cooper (ENG)
- 1934:
Phyllis Harding (ENG)
- 1938:
Pat Norton (AUS)
- 1950:
Judy-Joy Davies (AUS)
- 1954:
Joan Harrison (SAF)
- 1958:
Judy Grinham (ENG)
- 1962:
Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1966:
Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1970:
Lynne Watson (AUS)
- 1974:
Wendy Cook (CAN)
- 1978:
Debra Forster (AUS)
- 1982:
Lisa Forrest (AUS)
- 1986:
Sylvia Hume (NZL)
- 1990:
Nicole Livingstone (AUS)
- 1994:
Nicole Stevenson (AUS)
- 1998:
Giaan Rooney (AUS)
- 2002:
Sarah Price (ENG)
- 2006:
Sophie Edington (AUS)
- 2010:
Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2014:
Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2018:
Kylie Masse (CAN)
- 2022:
Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
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