Margaret Grundy
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Breastroke / medley | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||
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Margaret Grundy (born 1938), is a female former swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
Grundy represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada,[1] where she won the bronze medal in the 220 yd breaststroke event.[2][3][4]
At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1943 and 1954.[5][6]
She was coached by Lucy Morton.[7]
References
- ^ "Ardrop pair for Turin". Daily Herald. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""Swimming And Diving Championships." Times, 7 Sept. 1953, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Young Swimmers Excel." Times, 20 Sept. 1954, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Historic Blackpool Olympian was inspiration in town". Blackpool Gazette.