Beryl Noakes
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1942 London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Woolwich | ||||||||||||||
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Beryl O. Noakes (born 29 July 1942) is a British former swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She helped England claim the bronze medal in the final of the women's 4 x 110 yards freestyle, with Diana Wilkinson, Judy Grinham and Anne Marshall.[4][5]
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Beryl Noakes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
External links
- Beryl Noakes at World Aquatics
- Beryl Noakes at Swimrankings.net
- Beryl Noakes at Olympics.com
- Beryl Noakes at Team GB
- Beryl Noakes at InterSportStats
- Beryl Noakes at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)