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Vera Kingston

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Vera Kingston
Personal information
Full nameVera Kingston
National team Great Britain
Born(1917-02-04)4 February 1917
Leicester, England
DiedSeptember 1996 (aged 79)
Leicester, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1934 London 3×110 yd medley

Vera Kingston (4 February 1917 – September 1996), later known by her married name Vera Robinson, was an English competition swimmer of the 1930s who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and swam for England in the British Empire Games.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she was eliminated in the first round of the 200-metre breaststroke event.

At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal with the English team in the 3×110-yard medley competition. In the 200-yard breaststroke contest she finished fifth.

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