Katinka Larsen Explained

Katinka Larsen
Birth Date:1905 11, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Holborn, London
Death Place:Chichester, Sussex

Katinka Larsen (9 November 1905  - August 1999) was a female diver who competed for England.[2]

Diving career

Larsen competed for England in the 3 Metres Springboard at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[3] She won a silver medal in the 3 Metres Springboard Diving at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships.[4] She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics,[2] finishing 13th on the 3 metre springboard.

Larsen was described in 1937 as being "one of the finest divers in the world".

Personal life

She married Edward F W Tinsley in March 1937 at Finchley, with the wedding cake decorated with a miniature diving board.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry: Kathinka Larsen . FreeBMD . 5 June 2020.
  2. Kathinka Larsen . 13 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003319/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/kathinka-larsen-1.html . 18 April 2020 . dead . Full name: Kathinka Larsen (-Tinsley).
  3. Web site: K. Larsen . thecgf.com . . 2019-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714162322/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46342 . 2019-07-14 . live.
  4. Web site: European Swimming Championships (Women) . gbrathletics.com . GBR Athletics . 2019-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110517062454/http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimecw.htm . 2011-05-17 . live . Katinka Larsen.

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