Joan Harrison (swimmer)

Joan Harrison

Personal information
Full name	Joan Cynthia Harrison
Nationality	South Africa
Born	(1935-11-29) 29 November 1935 (age 81) East London, Eastern Cape
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and Backstroke
Medal record Women’s Swimming Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 100 m backstroke British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 400 yd freestyle 1954 Vancouver 100 yd backstroke 1954 Vancouver 4×110 yd freestyle relay 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley relay 1950 Auckland 100 yd freestyle 1954 Vancouver 100 yd freestyle

Joan Harrison (born 29 November 1935 in East London, Eastern Cape) is a South African swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she won the gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke event.

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1982.

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