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Gladys Morcom
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1918-10-31)31 October 1918
Dudley, England
Died18 January 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 91)
Penrhyn Bay, Wales
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
freestyle
ClubDudley Ladies SC

Gladys Elsie Morcom (31 October 1918 – 18 January 2010) was a British swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Morcom was born in Dudley, England and swam for the Dudley Ladies Swimming Club.[2] Aged 15, she began her international career and was the 1936 British 220 and 440 yards freestyle champion.[2]

She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.[4]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, she competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle.[2]

She married Basil Lees in 1958 and became Gladys Lees and died in 2010.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Swimmer who made splash dies aged 91". Dudley Express and Star. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.