The York-born swimmer was one of just two British gold medallists at the Rome 1960 Olympics. Read more:
Anita Lonsbrough was one of only two British gold medallists at the Rome 1960 Olympics
In 1962, the York-born swimmer became the first woman to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after winning three golds in the Commonwealth Games.A "unique" collection of Anita Lonsbrough's memorabilia will go under the hammer "Modern swimmers just would not believe it," she said. "Grey elastic on the sides had to be used to make it tighter and the material held a ton of water in a race which really did slow you down."Anita Lonsbrough said modern swimmers "just would not believe" the costumes athletes wore in the 1950s.
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