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Great Britain
Career
1924 - 2026
Best year
1956
Total points
248
Best results
1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#8
10-year rank
#5
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 30 | Judy Grinham |
| 1924 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 18 | Phyllis Harding |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 18 | Ellen King |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 18 | Natalie Steward |
| 2009 | World Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 10 | Gemma Spofforth |
| 2003 | World Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 10 | Katy Sexton |
| 1928 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 6 | Joyce Cooper |
| 1932 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 6 | Valerie Davies |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 6 | Margaret Edwards |
| 2003 | World Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 6 | Katy Sexton |
| 2014 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Francesca Halsall |
| 2016 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Francesca Halsall |
| 2018 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Georgia Davies |
| 1958 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Judy Grinham |
| 2010 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Gemma Spofforth |
| 2020 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson |
| 2010 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds |
| 2026 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 5 | Katie Shanahan |
| 2014 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Georgia Davies |
| 2020 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Kathleen Dawson |
| 1931 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Joyce Cooper |
| 1947 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Catherine Gibson |
| 1958 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Margaret Edwards |
| 1966 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Linda Ludgrove |
| 2010 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds |
| 2018 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Georgia Davies |
| 2022 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Medi Harris |
| 2010 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Gemma Spofforth |
| 2014 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds |
| 2020 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Cassie Wild |
| 2022 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | Katie Shanahan |
| 1993 | European Championship 25m | 4x50m backstroke | Women | 2 | 3 | - |
| 2023 | World Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 3 | 3 | Lauren Cox |
| 2001 | World Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 3 | 3 | Joanna Fargus |
| 1999 | World Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 2 | Helen Don-Duncan |
| 2008 | World Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 2 | Elizabeth Simmonds |
| 2025 | European Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 1 | 2 | Lauren Cox |
| 2000 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 2 | Joanna Fargus |
| 2001 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 2 | Sarah Price |
| 2002 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 2 | Sarah Price |
| 2023 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 1 | 2 | Medi Harris |
| 2016 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Georgia Davies |
| 2026 | European Championship | 50m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Lauren Cox |
| 1927 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Phyllis Harding |
| 1931 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Phyllis Harding |
| 1954 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Pat Symons |
| 2014 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Georgia Davies |
| 2016 | European Championship | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Kathleen Dawson |
| 2006 | European Championship | 200m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Melanie Marshall |
| 2016 | World Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Georgia Davies |
| 2018 | World Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 3 | 1 | Georgia Davies |
| 2011 | European Championship 25m | 50m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Georgia Davies |
| 2000 | European Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Katy Sexton |
| 2001 | European Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Sarah Price |
| 2023 | European Championship 25m | 100m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Medi Harris |
| 1998 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Helen Don-Duncan |
| 2004 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Sarah Price |
| 2023 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Katie Shanahan |
| 2025 | European Championship 25m | 200m backstroke | Women | 2 | 1 | Katie Shanahan |
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