Judy Gegan

Judy Gegan

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1944-11-10) 10 November 1944 (age 81) Romford, England
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Beckenham Ladies SC
Medal record Swimming Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 440y medley relay 1966 Kingston 110y butterfly

Judith "Judy" Anne Gegan married name Judy Wilson (born 10 November 1944) is a British former swimmer.

Biography

Gegan competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[1]

She represented England in the 110 yards butterfly at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.^[2]

Four years later she represented the England team again^[3] and won a gold medal and silver medal in the 440 yards medley relay and the 110 yards butterfly respectively, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[4] The four of Gegan, Linda Ludgrove, Diana Harris and Pauline Sillett set a world record in winning the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with a time of 4 mins, 46 secs.^[5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Gegan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
3. "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "England's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.