Jean Stewart

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the illegitimate daughter of James V of Scotland, see Lady Jean Stewart.
Jean Stewart
Personal information
Born 23 December 1930
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Competitor for  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze 1952 Helsinki 100 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Silver 1950 Auckland 110 yards backstroke
Bronze 1954 Vancouver 110 yards backstroke

Jean Hurring (née Stewart, born 23 December 1930) is a former swimmer from New Zealand.[1] She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, 1952 and 1956. In 1952 she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres backstroke.[2]

Stewart also won medals in the 110 yards backstroke at the Empire Games; silver in 1950 and bronze in 1954.

Born in Dunedin in 1930, Stewart was educated at Otago Girls' High School.[3] She married fellow swimmer Lincoln Hurring. Their son is world silver medalist swimmer Gary Hurring.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Olympic profile from Sports Reference
  3. ↑ McMurran, Alistair (20 November 2009). "Otago Girls High School honours its Olympians". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 July 2013. 
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.