Helen Mackenzie (swimmer)

Helen Richards
Personal information
Birth nameHelen Margaret Jean Mackenzie
Born(1930-04-20)20 April 1930
Auckland, New Zealand
Died6 August 2018(2018-08-06) (aged 88)
Alabama, U.S.
Alma materAuckland University College
OccupationBacteriologist
Spouse
Nolan E. Richards
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(m. 1955)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
Achievements and titles
National finals440 yards freestyle champion (1950)

Helen Margaret Jean Richards (née Mackenzie; 20 April 1930 – 6 August 2018) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1950 Empire Games.[1]

Career

Educated at St Cuthbert's College,[2] Mackenzie won the 440 yards freestyle title, representing Auckland, at the New Zealand national swimming championships in 1950.[3] She went on to represent New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland in the same event.[4][5] She recorded a time of 5:47.6 to finish third in her heat and did not progress to the final.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Helen Richards death notice". New Zealand Herald. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Old girls' wall of honour" (PDF). College Ties. September 2014. p. 48. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming – national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "New Zealand teams". The Advocate. 4 January 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Helen Mackenzie". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Results for the 1950 British Empire Games – Swimming – 440 yard freestyle – women". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.


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