June Croft
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Women’s Swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | 4x100m Medley | |
| Bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | 400m Freestyle | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Gold | 1982 Brisbane | 100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1982 Brisbane | 200m Freestyle | |
| Bronze | 1982 Brisbane | 400m Freestyle | |
June Alexander Croft (born June 17, 1963) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow she won the silver medal in the Women's 4x100 Medley Relay, followed by the bronze in the Women's 400m Freestyle four years later in Los Angeles, California.
Born in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, Croft was a member of the Wigan Wasps Swimming Team, and trained at the Wigan International Swimming Pool. She was British record holder and champion from 1974 to 1984, breaking the world record for the 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia by completing the distance in under 2 minutes.
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