Leslie Cliff (swimmer)

Leslie Cliff
Personal information
Full name Leslie G. Cliff
National team  Canada
Born (1955-03-11) March 11, 1955
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, medley
Club Pacific Dolphins
College team Arizona State University

Leslie G. Cliff, OC (born March 11, 1955), later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.

She competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and won two gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended York House School. As a 17-year-old, she won the silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[1]

In 1971, Cliff was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3] She was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1976, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1997.[4]

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