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Scottish swimmer

Nan Rae
Personal information
National teamUnited Kingdom Great Britain
Scotland Scotland
Born (1944-01-14) 14 January 1944 (age 80)
Motherwell, Scotland
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest 400 m freestyle

A. W. "Nan" Rae (born 13 January 1944) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

She won a bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She finished sixth in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

She won the 1961 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title and the 440 yards freestyle.

References

  1. Nancy RAE. les-sports.info
  2. Nan Rae. sports-reference.com
  3. ""Swimmers Beat Four Records." Times, 2 Sept. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ""Miss Edwards To Retire." Times, 30 Aug. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.


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