Philippa Gould
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Philippa Mary Gould (born 4 December 1940) is a former swimming representative from New Zealand
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At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
she won the bronze medal in the women's 110 yards backstroke. Gould held the backstroke world record while still a student at St Cuthbert's College, Auckland
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She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
placing 6th in her heat of the 100 m backstroke.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, capital of Wales from 18–26 July 1958.Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya...
she won the bronze medal in the women's 110 yards backstroke. Gould held the backstroke world record while still a student at St Cuthbert's College, Auckland
St Cuthbert's College, Auckland
St Cuthbert's College is an independent, Presbyterian-based, day and boarding school for girls, located in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.The college is named after Scottish monk St Cuthbert, and currently caters for approximately 1470 students from New Entrants and Year One to Year Thirteen ,...
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She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
placing 6th in her heat of the 100 m backstroke.