Ethel Lackie
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| Full name | Ethel Minnie Lackie | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 10, 1907 Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 15, 1979 (aged 72) Newbury Park, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Ethel Minnie Lackie (February 10, 1907 – December 15, 1979), also known by her married name Ethel Watkins, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
Lackie represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1] Individually, she won a gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event.[1][2] She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Mariechen Wehselau.[1][3] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.[1]
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended high school at University High in the Hyde Park community of Chicago. She died in Newbury Park, California.[1]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ethel Lackie. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
External links
- Ethel Lackie – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Ethel Lackie (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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