Judy Playfair

Judy Playfair
Personal information
Full name Judith White Playfair
Nickname(s) "Judy"
National team  Australia
Born 14 September 1953
Sydney, New South Wales
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club Bondi Ladies SC

Judith White Playfair (born 14 September 1953) is an Australian former breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Coming from New South Wales, Playfair combined with Janet Steinbeck, Lyn McClements and Lynne Watson to register a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 1.7 seconds. She was eliminated in the semifinals and heats of the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke events respectively. Playfair is the Deputy Principal of Canterbury Girls High School.

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