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Lillian Preece

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Lillian Preece
Personal information
Born(1928-04-01)1 April 1928
Stockport, England
DiedJuly 2004
Harare, Zimbabwe
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland 440y Freestyle Relay

Lillian Preece married name Parrington (1 April 1928 – July 2004) was a British swimmer. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

She also represented England and won a bronze medal in the 440 Yard Freestyle Relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3] She won the 1952 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lillian Preece Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 26 Sept. 1952, p. 10". The Times. 26 September 1952. p. 10.