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Born | Beckenham, UK | 23 December 1926|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 March 2015[1] | (aged 88)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Beckenham Ladies Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Margaret Olive Wellington (23 December 1926 – 10 March 2015) was a British swimmer.
Wellington won a bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [2] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [3]
She represented England in Auckland, New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games where she won three silver medals, in the 110 yd and 440 yd freestyle and 3×110 yd medley relay, and a bronze in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay. [3] [4] [5] She won the 1948 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, [6] the 1949 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title [7] and the 1949 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title. [8]
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Born | Beckenham, UK | 23 December 1926|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 March 2015[1] | (aged 88)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Beckenham Ladies Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Olive Wellington (23 December 1926 – 10 March 2015) was a British swimmer.
Wellington won a bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [2] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [3]
She represented England in Auckland, New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games where she won three silver medals, in the 110 yd and 440 yd freestyle and 3×110 yd medley relay, and a bronze in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay. [3] [4] [5] She won the 1948 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title, [6] the 1949 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title [7] and the 1949 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title. [8]