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Gladys Carson
Personal information
Full nameGladys Helena Carson
National team Great Britain
Born(1903-02-08)8 February 1903
Leicester, England
Died17 November 1987(1987-11-17) (aged 84)
Spilsby, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 200 m breaststroke

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Gladys Carson; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1903; District: Leicester; Volume: 7a; Page: 308