About Gwitha Shand
Lived 1904 – 1962 (aged 58). Gwitha Shand was a New Zealand swimmer.
Gwitha Ifwersen Shand (31 July 1904 – 11 December 1962) was a New Zealand swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. In the 100m freestyle she was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the final of the 400m freestyle she did not finish. Shand and fellow swimmer Clarrie Heard caught colds before the Olympics and neither was able to swim at their best, Shand in particular having trouble breathing during her races.
In 1929, she married Douglas Rupert Waghorn and they went on to have three children.
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Who was Gwitha Shand?
New Zealand swimmer
When was Gwitha Shand born?
Gwitha Shand was born on 31 July 1904 in Christchurch.
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Gwitha Shand died on 11 December 1962 in Christchurch.
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Gwitha Shand was a swimmer.
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Gwitha Shand was New Zealand.
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