Vera Kingston | |
Fullname: | Vera Kingston |
Strokes: | Breaststroke |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1917 |
Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
Death Date: | September 1996 (aged 79) |
Death Place: | Leicester, England |
Vera Kingston (4 February 1917 – September 1996), later known by her married name Vera Robinson, was an English competition swimmer of the 1930s who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and swam for England in the British Empire Games.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she was eliminated in the first round of the 200-metre breaststroke event.
At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal with the English team in the 3×110-yard medley competition. In the 200-yard breaststroke contest she finished fifth.