Gwitha Shand Explained
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| Birth Date: | 31 July 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Date: | 11 December 1962 (aged 58) |
| Height: | 1.65m (05.41feet) |
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Gwitha Ifwersen Shand (31 July 1904 – 11 December 1962)[1] was a New Zealand swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2] [3] In the 100m freestyle she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[4] In the final of the 400m freestyle she did not finish.[5] Shand and fellow swimmer Clarrie Heard caught colds before the Olympics and neither was able to swim at their best,[6] Shand in particular having trouble breathing during her races.[6]
Shand was the National record holder in the 200 metres freestyle in 1924.[7]
In 1929, she married Douglas Rupert Waghorn and they went on to have three children.[8]
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/gwitha-shand-1.html Biography of Gwitha Shand
- http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/gwitha-shand New Zealand Olympic Committee: Gwitha Shand Profile
- Web site: Gwitha Shand . Olympedia . 16 November 2021.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090415/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/SWI/womens-100-metres-freestyle-semi-finals.html Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:Women's 100 metres Freestyle Semi-Finals
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090416/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle-final.html Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:Women's 400 metres Freestyle Final
- Ron Palenski & Terry Maddaford: The Games Auckland: Moa Publications Ltd.
- Web site: Gwitha Shand . swimming.org.nz . 12 April 2020 . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305115239/https://swimming.org.nz/profile.php?profile=948428&firstname=Gwitha&surname=Shand&prev_profile=306112&prev_firstname=Ellen&prev_surname=Quirke&next_profile=320355&next_firstname=Daniel&next_surname=Sharp&gridName=PROFILE&totalRecords=42&filter=Type:Past%20Swimmers&filter=Gender:All&sort=surname_sort:default:false&record=30 . dead .
- https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/17989 University of Otago Library
