# Beryl Noakes

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British swimmer

Beryl Noakes Personal information Nationality British (English) Born (1942-07-29) 29 July 1942 (age 83) London, England Sport Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle Club Woolwich

**Beryl O. Noakes** (born 29 July 1942) is a British former [swimmer](/source/Swimming_(sport)) who competed at the [1960 Summer Olympics](/source/1960_Summer_Olympics).[1]

## Biography

In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the [English team](/source/England_at_the_1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)[3] at the [1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) in Cardiff, Wales. She helped England claim the bronze medal in the final of the [women's 4 x 110 yards freestyle](/source/Aquatics_at_the_1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games), with [Diana Wilkinson](/source/Diana_Wilkinson), [Judy Grinham](/source/Judy_Grinham) and [Anne Marshall](/source/Anne_Marshall_(swimmer)).[4][5]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she competed in the [women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_freestyle_relay).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SportsRef_1-0)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Beryl Noakes Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/beryl-noakes-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/beryl-noakes-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19580528/105/0011). *Coventry Evening Telegraph*. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Wales Cardiff 1958"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211115055851/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3034/71/all). *Commonwealth Games Federation*. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/games/3034/71/all) on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Athletes and results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190729122404/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54428). Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from [the original](https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54428) on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1958 Athletes"](https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes). Team England.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Biographical information"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47115). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

## External links

- [Beryl Noakes](https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1158228/-#main-content) at [World Aquatics](/source/World_Aquatics)

- [Beryl Noakes](https://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4846973) at *Swimrankings.net*

- [Beryl Noakes](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/beryl-o-noakes) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Beryl Noakes](https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/5kJtd1OIU9kLTVVuspxCrK) at [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)

- [Beryl Noakes](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000000597) at InterSportStats

- [Beryl Noakes](https://web.archive.org/web/20220101/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54428) at the [Commonwealth Games Federation](/source/Commonwealth_Games_Federation) (archived)

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