Gladys Carson
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Full name | Gladys Helena Carson | ||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||
Born | Leicester, England |
8 February 1903||||||||||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Spilsby, England |
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Carson was born in Leicester, England.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Gladys Carson. 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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- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics