Linda Amos
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| Born | 22 June 1946 Portsmouth, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2026 (aged 79) Taunton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linda Amos (22 June 1946 – 8 June 2026), later known by her married name Linda Skirton, was a British competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Linda Amos was born in Portsmouth, England on 22 June 1946. She won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships,[2]
Amos represented the England team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[4] She competed in the 110 and 440 yards freestyle and the relay event, winning a bronze medal.[5]
She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[6][7][8]
After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and coached at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School for many years, until moving onwards to Somerset County Council in 2022.[9] During her time at Millfield, she coached multiple Olympians and several Olympic medalists.[citation needed]
Amos died on 8 June 2026, aged 79.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Great Britain Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. 11 October 1964. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "The England Team". Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Linda Amos. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ Millfield Prep Sport - Swimming Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine. millfieldprep.com
- ↑ Linda Skirton (Former Staff; 1967–2016)
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