Vera Kingston
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1917 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 1996 (aged 79) Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | United Ladies' SC, Leicester | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vera Kingston (4 February 1917 – September 1996), later known by her married name Vera Robinson, was an English competition swimmer of the 1930s who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and swam for England in the British Empire Games.[1]
Biography
Kingston was born in Leicester, England and was a member of the United Ladies' Swimming Club of Leicester.[2]
She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where she competed in the 200 yards breaststroke and the 3×110 medley relay events,[4] winning a silver medal.[5]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she was eliminated in the first round of the 200-metre breaststroke event.[6]
References
- ^ "Vera Kingston's profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Swimming Title". Leicester Daily Mercury. 21 September 1933. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.