Jean Botham

Jean Botham
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1935-02-12)12 February 1935
West Ham, Essex, England
Died30 June 2021(2021-06-30) (aged 86)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
ClubSouth Manchester SC
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1954 Vancouver440y freestyle relay

Jean Annabel Botham (12 February 1935 – 30 June 2021) was a British swimmer who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1952 Olympic Games in helsinki, Botham swam in 100 metres freestyle and relay event.

She represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada, where she won the bronze medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay event.

She won the 1953 and 1954 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle titles and the 1954 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.

She emigrated to Canada in 1958.

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Annabelle (Botham) Jensen". Providence Funeral Homes. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean Botham Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ardrop pair for Turin". Daily Herald. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
    - "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Swimming And Diving Championships". The Times. 7 September 1953. p. 9 – via Times Digital Archive.
    - "Young Swimmers Excel". The Times. 20 September 1954. p. 2 – via Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "National Swimming Championships". The Times. 16 September 1954. p. 2 – via Times Digital Archive.