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Marguerite Dockrell

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Marguerite Dockrell
Personal information
Born(1912-03-10)10 March 1912
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 September 1983(1983-09-09) (aged 71)
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Sport
SportSwimming

Marguerite Dockrell (10 March 1912 – 9 September 1983) was an Irish swimmer.[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

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Marguerite Dockrell was born on 10 March 1912 in Blackrock, County Dublin.[3] Marguerite and the rest of the Dockrell family lived at Danvers House. Which was previously owned by a flower arranger and cookery expert Constance Spry.[4] She mentions the house in her memoirs. She attended Alexandra college like both her mother and grandmother Lady Margaret Dockrell.

Family life

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Dockrell was the third child of Henry Morgan Dockrell[5] and Alice Evelyn Dockrell. Her older brother Maurice E. Dockrell[6] and younger brother Percy Dockrell[7] were both Fine Gael Politicians. Her father Henry Morgan Dockrell was also a politician. She had a very sporty family with her uncle George Dockrell swimming in the 1908 Olympic Games.[8] Her eldest brother Hayes was part of the water polo team at the 1928 Olympics.[9] Her youngest brother was a well-known orthodontist and he had a bursary named after him.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Marguerite Dockrell". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marguerite Dockrell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary. "Sports references". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ Coxhead, Elizabeth (1975). Constance Spry: A biography W. Luscombe, 1975. William Luscombe. ISBN 0860020738.
  5. ^ "Henry Morgan Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database". Oireachtas Members Database. Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Maurice E. Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database". Oireachtas Members Database. Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr. Henry Percy Dockrell. Oireachtas Members Database". Oireachtas Members Database. Oireacthas Members database. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ "George Dockrell Sports references". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Hayes Dockrell Sports Reference". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Orthodontist, administrator who was noted for sharp wit". Irishtimes.ie. The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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