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Catherine White
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At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia she represented England in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke where she finished seventh and sixth respectively.
Career
She teamed up with Ann Osgerby, June Croft and Susannah Brownsdon for the women"s 4×100 m medley relay where they finished in silver medal position behind Canada and ahead of Scotland in a time of 4:19.04. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, she participated in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, reaching the "B" final in both events. She finished seventh in the 200 m backstroke final, but did not progress beyond the heats in the shorter event.
Catherine sometimes trained in the school"s pool under her father.
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Her father, Ralph White an ex Royal Navy Diver, was the swimming coach at Barnard Castle School in County Durham where he was a popular member of staff, affectionately known by pupils as "Pa" White.
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United Kingdom