Gwitha Shand

Gwitha Ifwersen Shand (31 July 1904 – 11 December 1962)^[1] was a New Zealand swimmer, who competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[2][3] In the 100m freestyle she was eliminated in the semi-finals.^[4] In the final of the 400m freestyle she did not finish.^[5] Shand and fellow swimmer Clarrie Heard caught colds before the Olympics and neither was able to swim at their best,^[6] Shand in particular having trouble breathing during her races.^[6]

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Gwitha Shand in 1923
Personal information
Born	31 July 1904 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	11 December 1962 (aged 58)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
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Shand was the National record holder in the 200 metres freestyle in 1924.^{[7][dubious – discuss]}

In 1929, she married Douglas Rupert Waghorn and they went on to have three children.^[7][8]

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1. ^ Biography of Gwitha Shand. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 29 July 2015.
2. ^ New Zealand Olympic Committee: Gwitha Shand Profile . Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved on 29 July 2015.
3. ^ "Gwitha Shand". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. ^ Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:Women's 100 metres Freestyle Semi-Finals. Sports Reference (20 July 1924). Retrieved on 2015-07-29.
5. ^ Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:Women's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Sports Reference (15 July 1924). Retrieved on 2015-07-29.
6. ^ ^{a b} Ron Palenski & Terry Maddaford: The Games Auckland: Moa Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-908570-62-7
7. ^ ^{a b} "Gwitha Shand". swimming.org.nz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
8. ^ University of Otago Library