Kathleen Russell (17 November 1912 – 26 November 1992) was a South African

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who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In 1928 she was a member of the South African relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event. She also competed in the 400 metre freestyle competition, but was eliminated in the semi-finals. At the 1934 Empire Games she won the silver medal with the South African team in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay contest.

External links

Kathleen Russell's profile at Sports Reference.com
1912 births 1992 deaths South African female swimmers South African female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of South Africa Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{SouthAfrica-Olympic-medalist-stub