Christine Gosden

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Christine Gosden
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1939-11-17) 17 November 1939
York, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, Butterfly
ClubCroydon SC
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1958 Cardiff440y medley relay
Bronze medal – third place1958 Cardiff220y breastroke
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 Budapest4×100 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1959 Turin200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1959 Turin400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1959 Turin100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1961 Sofia200 m breaststroke

Christine Lorraine Gosden (born 17 November 1939), also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer who competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956.[1]

Biography

In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event winning a bronze medal and helped England claim the gold medal in the final of the women's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Judy Grinham, Anita Lonsbrough and Diana Wilkinson.[4][5]

She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships[6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.[7][8]

References

  1. Christine Gosden. sports-reference.com
  2. "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. Christine GOSDEN. les-sports.info
  7. ""Miss Grinham Shows Her Versatility." Times, 14 September 1957, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ""13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 September 1957, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.