Sheila Watt

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Sheila Watt
Sheila Watt 1960.jpg
Sheila Watt in 1960
Personal information
Nationality Scotland
Born27 January 1941 (1941-01-27) (age 81)
Pitapuram,[1] Andhra Pradesh, India
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly

Sheila Watt (born 27 January 1941) is a retired British and Scottish butterfly swimmer.

Swimming career[]

She competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the individual 100 m butterfly and 4 × 100 m medley relay and finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively. She competed for Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958 and 1962.[2][1]

Swimming for the Thistle Club she won the ASA National British Championships in 1958, 1959 and 1960, competing in the 100 metres butterfly competition.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Trip to Russia. The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1961
  2. ^ Sheila Watt. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Greater Triumphs Ahead For Miss Steward." Times, 26 Sept. 1960, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ ""Best Swimmers Prove IT." Times, 7 Sept. 1959, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ ""Black Gains Four Swimming Titles." Times, 25 Aug. 1958, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.


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