Full name Linda Amos Strokes Freestyle Sport Swimming | Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) National team Great Britain Name Linda Amos | |
Born 22 June 1946 (age 77) ( 1946-06-22 ) Portsmouth, England Weight 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||
Linda Amos (born 22 June 1946), later known by her married name Linda Skirton, is a British former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Amos won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, and a bronze medal as part of the English team in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and currently coaches at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School.