Jaynie Parkhouse
Jaynie Margaret Hudgell (née Parkhouse, born 17 April 1956) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She claimed the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the women's 800 m freestyle and bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle.
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| Birth name | Jaynie Margaret Parkhouse | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1956 Cambridge, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wharenui Swimming Club, Christchurch | ||||||||||||||
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Born in Cambridge, Hudgell grew up in Christchurch where she attended Villa Maria College.
Jaynie Parkhouse Drive, within Queen Elizabeth II Park, where she won her gold and bronze medals, was named after her. Parkhouse Reserve and Parkhouse Street in Rangiora are also named after her.
In 2021 she became president of Swimming New Zealand.
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