Gladys Carson
Gladys Helena Carson (8 February 1903 – 17 November 1987), later known by her married name Gladys Hewitt, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. She won a bronze medal for coming third in the event final of the women's 200-metre breaststroke in a time of 3:35.4, finishing behind fellow Briton Lucy Morton (3:32.2) and American Agnes Geraghty (3:34.0).[1]
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| Full name | Gladys Helena Carson | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1903 Leicester, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1987 (aged 84) Spilsby, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gladys Carson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Gladys Carson; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1903; District: Leicester; Volume: 7a; Page: 308
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