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| Full name | Sharron Elizabeth Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1962 Plymouth, Devon, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 6 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | sharrondavies.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE (born 1 November 1962) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships[1] and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Davies has attended 12 consecutive Olympic Games, competing in three games[2] and then working in the media for the BBC Sport.
She competed in three Olympic Games[2] 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. She has publicly expressed her opinions on transgender people in sports.
- ^ Searcey, Ian (27 July 2012). "Olympic archive: Sharron Davies (1977)". Channel 4 News. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Sharron Davies – Olympics". Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.