Philippa Gould
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Philippa Mary (Pip) Gould later Philippa Gower (born 4 December 1940) is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.[1]
She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics placing 6th in her heat of the 100 m backstroke.
In January 1957, she broke the 200m and 220yds backstroke world records, and in March 1958, she broke the 100m and 110yds backstroke records.
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the bronze medal in the women's 110 yards backstroke.[2]
In 1995 Gould was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
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