Christine Kindon married name Christine Brown (born October 1949), is a female retired swimmer who competed for England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Fourth quarter 1949 West Hartlepool, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Backstroke |
| Club | West Hartlepool Swimming Club |
Biography
editKindon was ranked the number one backstroke swimmer in Northumberland and Durham during the early part of 1966 which led to her becoming a full international after being selected for the England team.
She represented the England team[1] in the backstroke events, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3][4]
She was a member of the Hartlepool Swimming Club.[5] Kindon married in 1970 and swam under her married name of Brown thereafter.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Swimmers in Major Championships". Hartlepool Swimming Club. 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Record entry for Masters". Gateshead Post. 5 May 1983. p. 18. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.