Sharron Davies

Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE (born 1 November 1962) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Davies has attended 12 consecutive Olympic Games, competing in three games and then working in the media for the BBC Sport.

Sharron Davies
MBE
Personal information
Full nameSharron Elizabeth Davies
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1962-11-01) 1 November 1962
Plymouth, Devon, UK
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight10 st 6 lb (66 kg)
Websitesharrondavies.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubPortsmouth Northsea Swimming Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
1977 Jönköping 400 m medley
1977 Jönköping 4×100 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1978 Edmonton 200 m medley
1978 Edmonton 400 m medley
1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle
1990 Auckland 4×200 m freestyle
1978 Edmonton 4×100 m medley
1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle

She competed in three Olympic Games over three decades, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She also competed in the international community spanning over 20 years

Since retiring from the sport, she has worked for various media organisations and programmes. In 2005, Davies supported the British Olympic bid by profile-raising and appearing as spokesperson on BBC's Question Time where she made a strong case for bringing the games to London for 2012. Davies is a current patron of the Disabled Sport England and SportsAid. She was also the face of the Swim for Life charity event which raised total over £10m for many charities.

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