Helen Yate
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1921 Plymouth, England |
| Died | 11 August 2020 (aged 99) Plymouth, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Helen Marie Yate (1 January 1921 – 11 August 2020) was a British swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] She represented England and won a silver medal in the 330 yards medley relay and two bronze medals in the 110 yard backstroke and 440 yard freestyle relay at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title in 1949.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The obituary notice of Helen Marie YATE". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Yate Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 23 July 1949, p. 6". The Times. 23 July 1949. p. 6.
  | This biographical article related to a British swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2020 deaths
- English female backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Plymouth, Devon
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- British female backstroke swimmers
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- British swimming biography stubs