| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | First quarter 1940 York, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
| Club | York City |
Elspeth C Ferguson (born 1940) is a female former swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
Ferguson attended Mill Mount Grammar School in York and represented the English team[1] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[2] where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.[3][4]
After switching to contact lenses in 1956 her swimming career took off and swimming for the York Club she won the 1958 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title [5] and the 1957 and 1958 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[6][7]
She married Robert Hunter in York during 1974.[8]
References
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""Swimming Victory For Black." Times, 23 Aug. 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archive. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ ""Miss Wilkinson Again." Times, 12 Sept. 1957, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Day Of Swimming Records." Times, 21 Aug. 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Marriages Dec 1974". Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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