Gladys Morcom
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Dudley, England | 31 October 1918
Died | 18 January 2010 Penrhyn Bay, Wales | (aged 91)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Gladys Morcom (31 October 1918 – 18 January 2010) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] She also competed at the 1934 British Empire Games. She married Basil Lees in 1958 and became Gladys Lees and died in 2010.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gladys Morcom Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Swimmer who made splash dies aged 91". Dudley Express and Star. 26 January 2010.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2010 deaths
- British female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Dudley
- British female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- British swimming biography stubs