Valerie Davies

Medal record
Women’s swimming
Competitor for  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles 100 m backstroke
Bronze 1932 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold 1927 Bologna 4×100 m freestyle
Silver 1931 Paris 4×100 m freestyle
Competitor for  Wales
British Empire Games
Silver 1930 Hamilton 100 yd backstroke
Silver 1930 Hamilton 400 yd freestyle
Bronze 1930 Hamilton 100 yd freestyle
Bronze 1934 London 100 yd backstroke

Elizabeth Valerie Davies (later Latham, 29 June 1912 – August 2001) was a Welsh swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Cardiff and died in Newport.

In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke event and in 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was third in her first round heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.

She also competed for Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games winning all three medals. She was awarded two silver medals in the 100 yards backstroke and the 400 yards freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100 yards freestyle.

Four years later she won the bronze medal in the 100 yards backstroke event.

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