Evelyn de Lacy
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| Full name | Evelyn Rose de Lacy | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 November 1917 Maylands, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 June 2004 (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Evelyn Rose de Lacy (21 November 1917 – 27 June 2004), also known by her married name Evelyn Whillier, was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
As a 16-year-old on 18 December 1933 she set a Western Australian state record in the 100-yard freestyle race at Crawley Baths.[1]
In 1936 she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100-metre freestyle event. In the 400-metre freestyle, she was eliminated in the first round.
At the 1938 Empire Games she won the gold medal in the 110-yard freestyle contest. She was also a member of the Australian relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle event and the bronze medal in the 3×110-yard medley competition.
References
- ↑ "16-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S RECORD.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 20 December 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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