Sheena Grant
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Q3. 1954[1] Rugby, Warwickshire, England[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Backstroke |
| Club | Rugby Baths Wythenshawe SC, Manchester |
Sheena M. Grant (born 1954) is a retired female swimmer who represented England at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Grant specialised in the backstroke[3] and in 1967 she won three titles at the Midland District swimming championships.[4]
She was a member of the Rugby Baths, where she was a superintendent, before moving to Wythenshawe in Manchester.[5] She was a Great Britain international at both junior and senior level.[6]
Grant represented the England team[7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[8] where she participated in the 200 metres backstroke event.
In 1972, she studied at Madeley College in Staffordshire.[9]
References
- ^ "Sheena Grant impressive". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 26 October 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Sheena third at Blackpool". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 August 1968. p. 36. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sheena Grant takes three swim titles". Rugby Advertiser. 30 June 1967. p. 18. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "This is only the start for Sheena". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 May 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "County stars at Runcorn". Runcorn Weekly News. 24 September 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Lesley in Games at 12". Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sheena Grant". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 May 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.