Sylvia Hume
New Zealand swimmer
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| Born | (1968-02-01) 1 February 1968 (age 56) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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Sylvia Margaret Hume (born 1 February 1968), also known by her married name Sylvia Sinclair, is a New Zealand swimmer.
Hume won gold in 100 m backstroke at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] She competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] She retired from the sport at age 22.[3] She lives in Bath, England with her husband and their two sons.[3]
References
- ^ "Medalists". Swimming New Zealand. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sylvia Hume". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Sylvia Sinclair". Swimming New Zealand. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
External links
- Sylvia Hume at World Aquatics
- Sylvia Hume at Olympedia
- Sylvia Hume at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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Commonwealth champions in women's 100 m backstroke
- 1930–1934: 100 yards
- 1938–1966: 110 yards
- 1970–present: 100 metres
- 1930:
Joyce Cooper (ENG) - 1934: Phyllis Harding (ENG)
- 1938:
Pat Norton (AUS) - 1950: Judy-Joy Davies (AUS)
- 1954:
Joan Harrison (SAF) - 1958: Judy Grinham (ENG)
- 1962: Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1966: Linda Ludgrove (ENG)
- 1970: Lynne Watson (AUS)
- 1974:
Wendy Cook (CAN) - 1978: Debra Forster (AUS)
- 1982: Lisa Forrest (AUS)
- 1986:
Sylvia Hume (NZL) - 1990: Nicole Livingstone (AUS)
- 1994: Nicole Stevenson (AUS)
- 1998: Giaan Rooney (AUS)
- 2002: Sarah Price (ENG)
- 2006: Sophie Edington (AUS)
- 2010: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2014: Emily Seebohm (AUS)
- 2018: Kylie Masse (CAN)
- 2022: Kaylee McKeown (AUS)
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