Amanda Radnage

Amanda Radnage
Personal information
Full nameAmanda Joy Radnage
Born (1951-09-27) 27 September 1951
York
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh 200 m breaststroke

Amanda Joy Radnage (born 27 September 1951) is a female retired British international swimmer.

Swimming career

She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3][4] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards breaststroke title in 1967 and 1970.[5][6]

Personal life

Around 1974, she married Nils Purser, when 22;[7] he was the Director of Education from 1992, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[8]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amanda Radnage Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ ""Schoolgirls dead heat." Times, 12 Aug. 1967, p. 13". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ Aberdeen Evening Express Saturday 20 July 1974, page 11
  8. ^ Newcastle Evening Chronicle Friday 5 June 1992, page 10


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