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Zara Long
Personal information
Born (1970-11-06) 6 November 1970 (age 54)
Dulwich, London, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 4x100m freestyle relay
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 4x200m freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 4x100m freestyle relay

Zara Long (born 6 November 1970) is a female retired British swimmer.

Swimming career

Long competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England and won two silver medals in the 4 x 100 metres and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relays, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] She also won the 1987 ASA National British Championships in the 100 metres freestyle [5] and was five times 200 metres medley champion in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1991 and twice 400 metres medley champion in 1990 and 1991.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zara Long Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Moor, Roy. "Lee snatches title with exhilarating late surge." Times, 3 Aug. 1987, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 26 Aug. 1985, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Moor, Roy. "Moorhouse shapes up for Europe." Times, 1 Aug. 1987, p. 39". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ ""Results from Crystal Palace." Times, 30 July 1990, p. 30". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ ""Results from Leeds." Times, 5 Aug. 1991, p. 30". Times Digital Archive.
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