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Catherine White

b. 1965

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist

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About Catherine White

Born 1965. Catherine White is a British swimmer.

Catherine White (born 26 June 1965) is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games and won a silver medal for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

Early life White was born in Portsmouth. She was raised in Barnard Castle, County Durham, and educated at Barnard Castle School.

International swimming career

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, she represented England in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished seventh and sixth respectively. She teamed up with Ann Osgerby, June Croft and Susannah Brownsdon for the women's 4×100 m medley relay where they finished in silver medal position behind Canada and ahead of Scotland in a time of 4:19.04.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, United States, she participated in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, reaching the 'B' final in both events.

White swam for England in the same two events two years later at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. She finished seventh in the 200 m backstroke final, but did not progress beyond the heats in the shorter event.

She won 1982 and 1983 ASA National Championship titles in the 100 metres backstroke and the 200 metres backstroke.

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Barnard Castle School

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Who is Catherine White?

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist

When was Catherine White born?

Catherine White was born on 26 June 1965 in Portsmouth.

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Catherine White is a swimmer.

What nationality is Catherine White?

Catherine White is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Catherine White

· Wikidata: Q5052970

· DBpedia: Catherine White (swimmer)

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