June Croft

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| fullname = June Alexandra Croft

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| national_team = Great Britain

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Wigan Wasps Swim Club

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ashton-in-Makerfield, England

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June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

Croft represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow, she won the silver medal in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay, followed by the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle four years later at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

She represented England and won five medals at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; triple gold in the 100 and 200 metres freestyle and 4x100 metres relay, a silver in the medley relay and a bronze in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Eight years later she represented England and won a silver and bronze in the freestyle relays events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/53889|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=9 September 2019|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720082608/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/53889|url-status=dead}}

She is a four times consecutive winner of the ASA National British Championships title over 100 metres freestyle (1980–1983),{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS185304762/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=ac6aeef5|title=Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1980, p. 11|newspaper=The Times|date=26 May 1980 |page=11 |last1=Hennessy |first1=John }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS201689354/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=eea42da6|title=Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1981, p. 12|newspaper=The Times|date=10 August 1981 |page=12 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS253332247/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b1ab5dd2|title="Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15|newspaper=The Times|date=23 August 1982 |page=15 }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS353471737/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=131975a0|title=Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21|newspaper=The Times|date=25 July 1983 |page=21 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }} twice the 200 metres freestyle champion in 1982 and 1983, the 400 metres freestyle champion in 1982 and the 200 metres medley champion in 1982.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS253332247/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b1ab5dd2|title="Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15|newspaper=The Times|date=23 August 1982 |page=15 }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS353471737/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=131975a0|title=Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21|newspaper=The Times|date=25 July 1983 |page=21 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS336956180/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c1449172|title=Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1982, p. 20|newspaper=The Times|date=20 August 1982 |page=20 |last1=Still |first1=Athole }}

References

[http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=947 British Olympic Committee]
{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/june-croft-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417164220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/june-croft-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=June Croft}}

Category:1963 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Ashton-in-Makerfield

Category:English female freestyle swimmers

Category:British female freestyle swimmers

Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain

Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Category:Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Category:Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming