Elizabeth Church

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Elizabeth Mabel Church (born 11 March 1930) is a female British former swimmer.

Early life

She grew up at Harpole Grange, in Harpole in Northamptonshire, the daughter of Mr Dudley R Church, who owned the property from 1940. Her father married (Louise) Betty Skinner, at St Mary-le-Bow, on 1 June 1929. Her mother died on 18 October 1992.Northampton Chronicle Tuesday 20 October 1992, page 8 Her grandfather (Thomas) Dudley Church was one of three brothers (William and Alfred) who owned Church's shoes in Northampton.

Swimming career

Church competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/elizabeth-church-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035721/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/elizabeth-church-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Elizabeth Church Olympic Results |accessdate=23 September 2016}} She represented England and won a silver medal in the 330 yard Medley Relay and a bronze medal in the 220 yard Breaststroke at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54338|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1950/athletes|title=1950 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1947 and 1948.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS33900268/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=918e75d9|title="Swimming." Times, 12 July 1948, p. 2|newspaper=The Times|date=12 July 1948 |page=2 }}