Susannah Claire "Suki" Brownsdon was born on 16 October 1965 and is an English former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal in the women's 100-metre breaststroke at the 1981 European Championships, and represented Great Britain at four consecutive Olympic Games, with her best results being sixth place in the 100-metre breaststroke final in 1980 and seventh place in the 200-metre breaststroke final in 1984.
10 Facts About Suki Brownsdon
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Suki Brownsdon represented England at three Commonwealth Games, winning a total of five medals.
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Suki Brownsdon reached the final of the 200-metre breaststroke, finishing seventh.
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Suki Brownsdon then went on to finish seventh in both the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke finals at the 1985 European Championships.
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Suki Brownsdon missed out on individual medals for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth in the 100-metre breaststroke and fifth in the 200-metre.
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Suki Brownsdon did though, win a gold medal in the 4x100-metre medley relay, along with Caroline Cooper, Nicola Fibbens and Simone Hindmarsh.
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Suki Brownsdon again reached both individual finals at the 1987 European Championships, finishing fifth in the 100-metre and eighth in the 200-metre.
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Suki Brownsdon competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she reached the B Final of the 100-metre breaststroke, placing 16th overall.
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Suki Brownsdon competed at the 1996 British Olympic trials but failed to earn selection for the Atlanta Olympics.
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Suki Brownsdon was very successful in the ASA National British Championships winning 12 titles; five in the 100 metres breaststroke, six in the 200 metres breaststroke and the 400 metres medley title in 1989.