Katherine Richardson (swimmer)

Katherine Richardson-Dingley is a Canadian former swimmer.

Katherine Richardson
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)Breaststroke/Medley
ClubGranite Club Toronto/
Brock University Badgers
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
1982 Brisbane200m breaststroke

A national champion in the 400m individual medley in 1980, Richardson made it onto Canada's swim team for that year's Moscow Olympics, but didn't participate due to her nation's boycott.

Richardson, who trained with the Toronto Granite Club, swam for Brock University from 1982 to 1984 and was named the university's "Female Athlete of the Year" on three occasions.[1]

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Richardson won a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke, finishing behind Anne Ottenbrite and Kathy Bald in a Canadian sweep of the medals.[2] She finished the 400m individual medley final in the silver medal position but was disqualified as she was deemed to have had her head underwater leading into the backstroke turn.[3]

References
  1. "Athletes of the Year". Brock University Athletics.
  2. "Canada's big charge for swimming medals". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Curry makes it a record three". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 October 1982. p. 31. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.