Lesley Ward (Tomlinson) | |
Nickname: | Wardy |
Birth Date: | 1970 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bedford |
Education: | John Bunyan Upper School |
Occupation: | Business woman |
Years Active: | 1981-2000 |
Spouse: | Peter Tomlinson 2021-Present |
Sport: | 1m and 3m Spring board 10m Platform Diver |
Employer: | Brampton elm Heritage & Lime Co Ltd (LimeCo) |
Height Cm: | 155 |
Lesley Dawn Ward (Tomlinson) (born 1970), is a female former diver who competed for Great Britain and England.
Ward represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games; at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]
Ward won her first National title at the age of 11 at Brighton and continued on to win no fewer than 60 British titles over a career that spanned 23 years competing over 1m 3m and synchro becoming a 10m high board specialist and former record holder.
She represented England in the 10 metres platform, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] Two more appearances ensued in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] She was a member of the Highgate Diving Club.[1] and City of Sheffield Diving Club