Christine Gosden

Christine Lorraine Gosden, also known by her married name Christine Parfect, is a female retired British swimmer who competed in the 200-metre breaststroke event at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1956.

Biography

In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool and subsequently represented the English team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. She competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event winning a bronze medal and helped England claim the gold medal in the final of the women's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Judy Grinham, Anita Lonsbrough and Diana Wilkinson.
She also won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title and the 110 yards butterfly title in 1957.