Gaynor Stanley

Gaynor Clare Stanley (born 3 January 1966) is a retired British swimmer.

Gaynor Stanley
Personal information
Full nameGaynor Clare Stanley
Born (1966-01-03) 3 January 1966
Manchester, England
Sport
SportSwimming

Swimming career

Stanley competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 200 metres breaststroke, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Four years later she represented England in the 200 metres breaststroke, 400 metres individual medley and 800 metres freestyle, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] She won the 1982 ASA National Championship title in the 200 metres breaststroke [6] and the 1987 400 metres medley title.[7]

Personal life

Stanley is the granddaughter of the footballer Alice Woods.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gaynor Stanley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20". Times Digital Archive.
  7. "Moor, Roy. "Lee snatches title with exhilarating late surge." Times, 3 Aug. 1987, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
  8. Simkin, John (September 1997). "Alice Woods". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 1 June 2019.


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