Sharon Anslow

Sharon Anslow
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornQ4. 1952[1]
Lambeth, London, England[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Medley
ClubSouthwark SC

Sharon Anslow (born 1952) is a retired female swimmer who represented England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Anslow swam for Southwark Swimming Club and specialised in the individual medley.[3] Despite finishing second in the 1969 British trials for the international match against Germany, she was overlooked for the meet.[4]

In August 1970, she was chosen to represent Great Britain at the European Championships[5] and won the 1971 British short course 400 metres medley title.[6]

Anslow represented the England team[7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[8] where she participated in the 200 and 400 metres individual medley events.

References

  1. ^ "Sharon books her place for Europe". Daily Mirror. 7 August 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ^ "On the mark". Daily Express. 9 September 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Swim selectors snub Sharon". Evening News (London). 28 May 1969. p. 22. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "So Sharon jumps the queue". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 7 August 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Champion". Louth Standard. 24 March 1972. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Lesley in Games at 12". Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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