Colquhoun, Alva - Woman - The Australian Women's Register

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Colquhoun, Alva (1942 - )

Born: 30 March 1942
Occupation: Olympian and Swimmer

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Events

1958: Gold Medalist at Cardiff Empire and Commonwealth Games - Swimming - Member of the 4 x 110y freestyle relay team
1960: Silver Medalist at the Rome Olympic Games - Swimming - Member of the 4 x 100m freestyle relay team

Published resources

The Australian Women's Register Exhibitions

She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html. Details

Online Resources

'Colquhoun, Alva (1942-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-695070. Details

Nikki Henningham

Created: 11 March 2007, Last modified: 13 April 2007

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