Valerie Nares-Pillow
Personal information
Nationality England
BornFourth quarter 1936
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vancouver440 y freestyle relay

Valerie A Nares-Pillow (born 1936), is a female former swimmer who competed for England.

Swimming career

She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 440 yards freestyle relay at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2]

She was a member of the Surrey Ladies Swimming Club.

Personal life

She married Michael Montague in 1959 and was later known as Valerie Preston.[3] Valerie died on the 29th October 2022 at the age of 86.

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "A fond farewell... the history of Swimming Times magazine". Swimming.org.


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