| Dorothy Harrison | |
| Fullname: | Dorothy Elizabeth Harrison |
| National Team: | Great Britain |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | Hartlepool SC |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1950 |
| Height: | 1.62m (05.31feet) |
| Weight: | 51kg (112lb) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Dorothy Elizabeth Harrison (born 16 March 1950) is a retired English international swimmer.
She represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in five breaststroke and medley relay events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics; her best achievements were sixth place in the 4×100-metre medley relay in 1968 and eighth place in the 100-metre breaststroke in 1972. In the medley relay she competed with Margaret Auton, Wendy Burrell and Alexandra Jackson.[1]
She also represented England and won three silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres breaststroke events and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] [3] [4]
At the ASA National British Championships she won the 100 metres breaststroke title in 1971 [5] and the 220 yards/200 metres breaststroke titles in 1969, 1970 and 1971.[6] [7] [8]