Evelyn de Lacy

Evelyn de Lacy
Personal information
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
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Evelyn Rose de Lacy (21 November 1917 27 June 2004) 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

  1. "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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