Philippa Gould

Philippa Gould
	Gould in 1956
Personal information
Born	4 December 1940 (age 83); Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record
Representing New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Philippa Mary "Pip" Gould, later Philippa Gower, (born 4 December 1940) is a former backstroke swimmer from New Zealand. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics placing sixth in her heat of the 100 m backstroke. In January 1957, she broke the 200 m (220 yd) backstroke world record,^[1] and in March 1958, she broke the 100 m (110 yd) backstroke record, while still a student at St Cuthbert's College, Auckland.^[2]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the 110 yd backstroke.^[3] In 1995 Gould was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.^[4] Philippa also in 1957 was the Halberg Sportswoman of the year now known as the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards. To this day she still teaches and continues to swim competing in harbour swims. In 2017 her granddaughter Annabelle entered her into the Masters World Games. Philippa competed in the 50m and 200m backstroke winning Silver in both events. She also won gold in the 100m backstroke.

References

^ "World Records: Women - 200m Backstroke". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
^ "Old Girls Sporting Achievers". St Cuthbert's College. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philippa Gould". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
^ Philippa Gould. New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame