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Virginia Grant

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Virginia Grant

Personal information

Nationality

Canadian

Born

9 August 1937^[1]

Died

24 October 2017 (aged 80)^[2]

Sport

Swimming

Medal record

Representing Canada

British Empire and Commonwealth Games
	1954 Vancouver	110yd freestyle
	1954 Vancouver	4x110yd freestyle relay
Pan American Games
	1955 Mexico City	4x100m freestyle relay
	1955 Mexico City	4x100m medley relay
	1955 Mexico City	100m freestyle

Virginia Grant (9 August 1937 – 24 October 2017) was a Canadian swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[3] She won the 1956 British 'Open' ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title ^[4] and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ Virginia GrantatOlympedia

^ "Virginia Gooderham RIDPATH". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virginia Grant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

^ ""Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.

^ ""New Free-Style Record By Roberts." Times, 3 Sept. 1955, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.

^ ""Roberts Fastest Qualifier." Times, 8 Sept. 1956, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.

External links[edit]

Virginia GrantatOlympedia
Virginia Grant at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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