Diana Harris Explained

Diana Harris
Fullname:Diana Adrienne Harris
National Team:Great Britain
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Beckenham Ladies SC
Birth Date:14 August 1948
Birth Place:London, England
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:66kg (146lb)
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Diana Adrienne Harris (born 14 August 1948), also known by her married name Diana Mantoura, is a retired English international swimmer.

Swimming career

She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in breaststroke events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.

She represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won double gold in the 110 yards breaststroke and the 440 yards medley relay.[1] A second Commonwealth Games appearance came when she represented England in the breaststroke events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] [3]

She won the 100-metre breaststroke event at the 1967 Summer Universiade. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards breaststroke title in 1965, 1966 and 1968.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Web site: 1970 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Edinburgh, 1970 Team. Team England.
  4. Web site: FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2. Times Digital Archive.
  5. Web site: STILL, ATHOLE. "Scots' record falls to Jarvis." Times, 10 Aug. 1968, p. 6. Times Digital Archive.