June Croft

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Women’s Swimming
Olympic Games
Silver 1980 Moscow 4x100m Medley
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 400m Freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1982 Brisbane 100m Freestyle
Gold 1982 Brisbane 200m Freestyle
Bronze 1982 Brisbane 400m Freestyle

June Alexander Croft (born June 17, 1963) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow she won the silver medal in the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay, followed by the bronze in the Women's 400m Freestyle four years later in Los Angeles, California.

Born in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, Croft was a member of the Wigan Wasps Swimming Team, and trained at the Wigan International Swimming Pool. She was British record holder and champion from 1974 to 1984, breaking the world record for the 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia by completing the distance in under 2 minutes.

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