Judy Playfair
Appearance
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Full name | Judith White Playfair | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Judy" | ||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 14 September 1953||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Bondi Ladies SC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judith White Playfair (born 14 September 1953) is an Australian former breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Coming from New South Wales, Playfair combined with Janet Steinbeck, Lyn McClements and Lynne Watson to register a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 1.7 seconds. She was eliminated in the semifinals and heats of the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke events respectively. Playfair is the deputy principal of Canterbury Girls High School.
See also
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 352. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.