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Maureen Pitchfork

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Maureen Pitchfork
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Nationality England
BornFourth quarter 1934
Mansfield

Maureen Pitchfork (born 1934) is an English former swimmer and coach.

In 1949 at age 14, the Mansfield Woodhouse schoolgirl gained one of twelve places offered by the English Amateur Swimming Association for a coaching programme aimed at the 1952 Olympic Games.

Pitchfork represented England in the 110-yard backstroke and 330-yard medley relay at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada,[1][2] threw discus for Great Britain in 1962[3] and for some time coached swimmer Rebecca Adlington.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "The Mayor's Special Achievement Award – Maureen Arnold (swimming)". The Armchair Club.
  4. ^ "Golden shoes and Adlington mania greet returning Olympic double medal winner". The Guardian.