She has also been a World Masters Record Holder. two bronze medals at European Championships ĭavies held the Commonwealth Record for 400-metre individual medley for 18 years. two gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games in 19.silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.Medals and awards ĭavies has broken or re broken many British records whilst competing and winning For medals table see right. By the time she finally retired for good in 1994, she had been a British champion on 22 occasions and had broken two hundred British swimming records and 5 World Masters records (eligible to those over 30). In 1989, and training at Bracknell & Wokingham Swimming Club, she returned to the pool, where she picked up two more medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Īt 18, Davies called time on the first stage of her swimming career to build her television profile and a career in modelling. In the 1980 Olympics, Davies took the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley behind East German Petra Schneider, who later admitted that the victory was drug enhanced. The following year, at age 15, she won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in the 200 and 400-metre individual medleys and also a silver and a bronze medal. The next year she won two bronze medals in the 1977 European Championships. In 1976, at age 13, Davies was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She set a record by swimming for the British national team at the age of 11. She learned to swim at the age of six and was training seriously two years later. He was added in 2021 to the Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Her father was never selected as an international coach because he spoke out about East German cheating. She moved to Port of Plymouth Swimming Association when she was eight and was coached for the first year first by Ray Bickley then by her father Terry Davies who became a coach. She originally learnt to swim with Devonport Royal Swimming Association. She attended Plymstock Comprehensive School and the independent school Kelly College, which is now known as Mount Kelly, in Tavistock.
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