Georgina Parkes
Australian swimmer
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Full name | Georgina Louise Parkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1965-05-30) 30 May 1965 (age 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina Louise Parkes (born 30 May 1965) is an Australian former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.[1] She also competed in four events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, with the best achievement of fourth place in the 200-metre backstroke in 1984.[2]
See also
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
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Commonwealth champions in women's 200 m backstroke
- 1962 – 1966: 220 yards
- 1970 – present: 200 metres
- 1962: Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1966: Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1970: Lynne Watson (AUS)
- 1974: Wendy Cook (CAN)
- 1978: Cheryl Gibson (CAN)
- 1982: Lisa Forrest (AUS)
- 1986: Georgina Parkes (AUS)
- 1990: Anna Simcic (NZL)
- 1994: Nicole Stevenson (AUS)
- 1998: Katy Sexton (ENG)
- 2002: Sarah Price (ENG)
- 2006: Joanna Fargus (AUS)
- 2010: Meagen Nay (AUS)
- 2014: Belinda Hocking (AUS)
- 2018: Kylie Masse (CAN)
- 2022: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
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