Diana Sutherland
British swimmer
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Diana Margaret Sutherland (born 1 November 1954) is a British former swimmer. She competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle / Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Cheam Ladies SC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Sutherland grew up in Lincoln, England, attending St Joseph's Convent School, with her sister Sandra.[2] Her parents moved to London in 1965.[3] Her father was an insurance broker, Douglas Sutherland, from New Zealand.[4]
She represented the England team[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where she participated in the 200 metres freestyle and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, winning a bronze medal.[7][8][9][10]
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she participated in 200 and 400 freestyle, the 100 and 200 backstroke and the freestyle relay.[11]
Sutherland represented the Sutton and Cheam Swimming Club.
