Jackie Dyson
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kingston Ladies | ||||||||||||||
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Jacqueline Dyson (born 1943), is a female former swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[1] and subsequently represented the English team[2] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[3][4]
She was a 15-year-old pupil of Bonner Hill School when selected for the Games and swam for Kingston Ladies.
In 1961 Dyson was bridesmaid at the wedding of international swimmers Jim Hill and Anne Marshall.[5]
References
- ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Romance". Evening News (London). 11 August 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.