Joan Harrison (swimmer)

Joan Harrison

Personal information

Full name

Joan Cynthia Harrison

Nationality

South Africa

Born

29 November 1935
East London, Eastern Cape

Sport

Swimming

Strokes

Freestyle and Backstroke

Medal record

Women’s Swimming
Competitor for South Africa
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	100 m backstroke
British Empire Games
	1950 Auckland	400 yd freestyle
	1954 Vancouver	100 yd backstroke
	1954 Vancouver	4×110 yd freestyle relay
	1954 Vancouver	3×110 yd medley relay
	1950 Auckland	100 yd freestyle
	1954 Vancouver	100 yd freestyle

Joan Harrison (born 29 November 1935 in East London, Eastern Cape) is a South African swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she won the gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke event.^[1]

Awards

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1982.^[2]^[3]

References

sports-reference

↑ "1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
↑ "ISHOF 1982 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)
↑ "JOAN HARRISON (RSA) – 1982 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on 3 May 2008)

Olympic champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1930: 400 yards 1934 – 1966: 440 yards 1970 – 2014: 400 metres

1930: Joyce Cooper (ENG) 1934: Phyllis Dewar (CAN) 1938: Dorothy Green (AUS) 1950: Joan Harrison (SAF) 1954: Lorraine Crapp (AUS) 1958: Ilsa Konrads (AUS) 1962: Dawn Fraser (AUS) 1966: Kathy Wainwright (AUS) 1970: Karen Moras (AUS) 1974: Jennifer Turrall (AUS) 1978: Tracey Wickham (AUS) 1982: Tracey Wickham (AUS) 1986: Sarah Hardcastle (ENG) 1990: Hayley Lewis (AUS) 1994: Hayley Lewis (AUS) 1998: Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2002: Rebecca Cooke (ENG) 2006: Caitlin McClatchey (SCO) 2010: Rebecca Adlington (ENG) 2014: Lauren Boyle (NZL)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke

1930 – 1934: 100 yards 1938 – 1966: 110 yards 1970 – 2010: 100 metres

1930: Joyce Cooper (ENG) 1934: Phyllis Harding (ENG) 1938: Pat Norton (AUS) 1950: Judy-Joy Davies (AUS) 1954: Joan Harrison (SAF) 1958: Judy Grinham (ENG) 1962: Linda Ludgrove (ENG) 1966: Linda Ludgrove (ENG) 1970: Lynne Watson (AUS) 1974: Wendy Cook (CAN) 1978: Debra Forster (AUS) 1982: Lisa Forrest (AUS) 1986: Sylvia Hume (NZL) 1990: Nicole Livingstone (AUS) 1994: Nicole Stevenson (AUS) 1998: Giaan Rooney (AUS) 2002: Sarah Price (ENG) 2006: Sophie Edington (AUS) 2010: Emily Seebohm (AUS) 2014: Emily Seebohm (AUS)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

1930: 4×100 Yards Freestyle 1934–1966: 4×110 Yards Freestyle 1970–2010: 4×100 Metres Freestyle

1930: England (J. Cooper, D. Cooper, Joynes, Harding) 1934: Canada (Dewar, Humble, Hutton, Pirie) 1938: Canada (Oxenbury, Lyon, Baggaley, Dewar) 1950: Australia (Spencer, Norton, Davies, McQuade) 1954: South Africa (Loveday, Harrison, Petzer, Myburgh) 1958: Australia (Colquhoun, Fraser, Crapp, Morgan) 1962: Australia (Fraser, Bell, Thorn, Everuss) 1966: Canada (Tanner, Hughes, Kennedy, Lay) 1970: Australia (Cain, Langford, Watts, Watson) 1974: Canada (Jardin, Smith, Amundrud, Wright) 1978: Canada (Klimpel, Amundrud, Sloan, Quirk) 1982: England (Gore, Willmott, Croft, Fibbens) 1986: Canada (Nugent, Kerr, Rai, Noall) 1990: Australia (Mullens, Wirdum, Curry-Kenny, O'Neill) 1994: Australia (Windsor, Lewis, Stevenson, O'Neill) 1998: Australia (Rooney, Denman, Thomas, O'Neill) 2002: Australia (Mills, Henry, Thomas, Ryan) 2006: Australia (Lenton, Henry, Mills, Reese) 2010: Australia (Coutts, Guehrer, Galvez, Seebohm) 2014: Australia (B. Campbell, Schlanger, McKeon, C. Campbell)

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Joan Harrison (swimmer)

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