Judy Grinham
Grinham in 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Judith Brenda Grinham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Judy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 5, 1939 Neasden, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hampstead Ladies SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judith Brenda Grinham MBE (born 5 March 1939), also known by her married name Judith Roe or also by her former married name Judith Rowley, is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Grinham is an Olympic gold medallist, Commonwealth and European champion, and former world record-holder. In 1956 and 1958 she was chosen as Great Britain's Sportswoman of the Year. In 1958 she became the first woman in any sport to hold/win World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth titles.