Charlotte Radcliffe
British swimmer (1903–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe (3 August 1903 – 12 December 1979) was an English competitive swimmer from Liverpool[1] who competed for Great Britain in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Full name | Charlotte Ellen Radcliffe | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1903-08-03)3 August 1903 Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1979(1979-12-12) (aged 76) Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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In the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, at age 17,[3] she won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, in which she swam the third leg of the race. She finished seventh in her first heat of 100-metre freestyle event and did not advance.
She is the great aunt of long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe.[4]