Cecelia Wolstenholme
English swimmer (1915–1968)
Jenny Kastein and Wolstenholme (right) at 1931 European Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cecelia Wolstenholme | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Cee Cee" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1915-05-18)18 May 1915 Withington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 October 1968(1968-10-25) (aged 53)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cecelia Wolstenholme (18 May 1915 – 25 October 1968), later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the British Empire Games. She won the 200 yd breaststroke at the 1930 British Empire Games and the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, beating Jenny Kastein. She competed in the latter event at the 1932 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.[2] Her younger sister Beatrice was also an international swimmer.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cecelia Wolstenholme.
- ^ Cecelia Wolstenholme at Olympedia
- ^ a b Cecelia Wolstenholme. Sports Reference.com
External links
- Cecelia Wolstenholme at Olympics.com
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- 1927: Hildegard Schrader (GER)
- 1931: Cecelia Wolstenholme (GBR)
- 1934: Martha Genenger (GER)
- 1938: Inge Sørensen (DEN)
- 1947: Nel van Vliet (NED)
- 1950: Raymonde Vergauwen (BEL)
- 1954: Ursula Happe (FRG)
- 1958: Ada den Haan (NED)
- 1962: Anita Lonsbrough (GBR)
- 1966: Galina Prozumenshchikova (URS)
- 1970: Galina Stepanova (URS)
- 1974: Karla Linke (GDR)
- 1977: Yuliya Bogdanova (URS)
- 1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR)
- 1983: Ute Geweniger (GDR)
- 1985: Tanya Bogomilova (BUL)
- 1987: Silke Hörner (GDR)
- 1989: Susanne Börnike (GDR)
- 1991: Yelena Rudkovskaya (URS)
- 1993: Brigitte Becue (BEL)
- 1995: Brigitte Becue (BEL)
- 1997: Ágnes Kovács (HUN)
- 1999: Ágnes Kovács (HUN)
- 2000: Beatrice Câșlaru (ROM)
- 2002: Mirna Jukić (AUT)
- 2004: Mirna Jukić (AUT)
- 2006: Kirsty Balfour (GBR)
- 2008: Yuliya Yefimova (RUS)
- 2010: Anastasia Chaun (RUS)
- 2012: Sara Nordenstam (NOR)
- 2014: Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)
- 2016: Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)
- 2018: Yuliya Yefimova (RUS)
- 2020: Molly Renshaw (GBR)
- 2022: Lisa Mamié (SUI)
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