Jessie McVey
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| Born | 23 October 1913 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1980 (aged 66) Leith,Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Warrender Baths Club | ||||||||||||||
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Jessie Dorothy Octavia McVey (23 October 1913 – 29 January 1980) was a Scottish swimmer who specialised in backstroke and freestyle.
Biography
McVey competed at the 1930 British Empire Games, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay.[1][2] At the time of the Games she was living at 8 Chesser Avenue in Edinburgh.[3]
McVey was a member of the Warrender Baths Club, Edinburgh.[4] She was the Scottish backstroke champion[5] and in 1932 she finished runner-up behind club and country teammate Jean McDowell in the national 100 yards freestyle championship.[6]
She married Richard Munro Hogg, a pondmaster (swimming pool manager) at Stonehaven in 1933.[7]
References
- ^ "Medal Standings Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Montreal and Quebec to Greenock Passenger List, 6 Sep 1930 on the Cunard Antonia". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Miss J.D.O.McVey" (PDF). Scottish Swim Archives. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Swimming Gala at Jedburgh". Southern Reporter. 28 May 1931. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A real champion". Leven Advertiser & Wemyss Gazette. 19 July 1932. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rival to Arbroath". Arbroath Herald. 28 February 1936. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.