Linda Amos

Linda Amos, later known by her married name Linda Skirton, is a British former competitive swimmer and freestyle specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Amos won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as a member of the second-place British women's team at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships,
Amos represented the England team at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. She competed in the 110 and 440 yards freestyle and the relay event, winning a bronze medal.
She also competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 100-metre freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
After retiring from competition swimming, she moved into coaching, and currently coaches at junior level at Millfield Preparatory School.