Alison Turnbull (swimmer)

Alison Turnbull
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scotland)
Bornc.1945[1]
Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Breaststroke
ClubGalashiels SC

Alison M. R. Turnbull (born c.1945) is a former swimmer from Scotland, who represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Turnbull came to prominence as a 12-year-old, when winning the 1957 Scottish Schools' Swimming Association 50 yards breaststroke title, while a pupil at Galashiels Academy.[1] In September 1957, now aged 13, she was selected for the Scottish national team.[2]

She represented the 1958 Scottish swimming team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[4] participating in the 220 yards breaststroke event, where she reached the final[5] and the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, finishing seventh, with Frances Hogben, Jean Taylor and Sheila Watt.[6]

She was a member of the Galashiels Swimming Club and in 1959 won the Scottish title and broke the Scottish record for the 200 yards breaststroke,[7] in addition to claiming a bronze at the 1960 British Swimming Championships.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Best Performance". Edinburgh Evening News. 13 May 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Alison Turnbull in Scots team for Newport". The Scotsman. 30 September 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Swimming 220 Yard Breaststroke - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Swimming 440 Yard Medley Relay - Women Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Sport Flashes". Daily Record. 30 September 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Scots Swim Girls Just Pipped For Silvers". Daily Record. 24 September 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 9 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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