Betty Gunn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scotland) |
| Born | c.1937[1] Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Thistle SC, Aberdeen |
Betty S. Gunn (born c.1937) is a former swimmer from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Gunn was a member of the Thistle Swimming Club in Aberdeen.[2] In 1957 she lived at Craigievar Crescent and was a short-hand typist by profession and competed in the Youth Festival of Sport in Moscow.[1]
She represented the 1958 Scottish swimming team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[4] participating in the 110 yards freestyle event[5][6] and the medley relay, finishing fifth with Margaret Girvan, Christine Harris and Frances Hogben.[7]
In 1960 she earned the Scottish Swimming Teachers'Certificate[8] and was coached by Andy Robb.[9] In 1961 she won the Strachan plaque.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Betty's Best-Ever Holiday Behind Iron Curtain". Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 August 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Swimming Pool". Mearns Leader. 31 May 1963. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cardiff Winners and Performances". The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming 110 Yard Freestyle - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Swimming". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming teachers' success". Aberdeen Evening Express. 5 November 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Talking Sport". Aberdeen Bon-Accord & Northern Pictorial. 12 June 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Strachan plaque for Betty". Aberdeen Evening Express. 21 January 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.