Glenda Phillips
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 12 May 1945 Newport, Wales |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle |
| Club | Swansea Swimming Club |
Glenda May Phillips (born 12 May 1945) is a former swimmer from Wales, who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Phillips represented the 1962 Welsh team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[3] where she participated in the breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle events.[4]
At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Phillips participated in the women's 100 metre butterfly.[5]
Phillips went to her second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team[6] in the butterfly events.[7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenda Phillips". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.