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Barbara Sargeant

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Barbara Sargeant
Personal information
Birth nameBarbara Elizabeth Evans
NationalityAustralian
Born28 January 1940
Died23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 81)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubDrummoyne Swimming Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd medley

Barbara Elizabeth Sargeant (née Evans; 28 January 1940 – 23 June 2021)[1] was an Australian swimmer.[2] She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3]

Two years after 1956 Olympic Games, she won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and finished fifth in the 200m breaststroke final at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

She married Graham Sargeant, who also had a swimming background and won an Australian junior surf belt championship. She had two children - former Hockeyroo Megan Oman (née Sargeant) and son Andrew.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vale Barbara Sargeant (nee Evans)". Swimming Australia. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Barbara Evans". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Evans Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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