Jean Stewart (swimmer)

Jean Hurring (née Stewart, 23 December 1930 – 8 August 2020) was a swimmer from New Zealand. She won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Jean Stewart
Stewart in 1954
Personal information
Birth nameJean Stewart
Born(1930-12-23)23 December 1930
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died8 August 2020(2020-08-08) (aged 89)
Auckland, New Zealand
EducationOtago Girls' High School
Spouse
Lincoln Hurring
(m. 1957; died 1993)
RelativeGary Hurring (son)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSwimming
Achievements and titles
National finals100 yds backstroke champion (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956)
220 yds backstroke champion (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
100 yds butterfly champion (1953)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 100 m backstroke
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1950 Auckland 110 yards backstroke
1954 Vancouver 110 yards backstroke
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