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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.[1]

Jaynie Hudgell

Personal information
Birth name	Jaynie Margaret Parkhouse
Born	(1956-04-17) 17 April 1956 (age 66) Cambridge, New Zealand
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Wharenui Swimming Club, Christchurch
Medal record Women's Swimming Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 800 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 400 m freestyle

Born in Cambridge,[2] Hudgell grew up in Christchurch where she attended Villa Maria College.[1]

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.[2]

In 2021 she became president of Swimming New Zealand.[1]

References

External links

• Jaynie Hudgell at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Jaynie Parkhouse at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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