Margaret Kathleen Jeffery (23 January 1920 – 12 September 2004) was an English
freestyle swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
of the 1930s, who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for England in the British Empire Games.
At the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
in Berlin, she was a member of the British women's that came sixth in the
4×100-metre freestyle relay. In the
400-metre freestyle she was eliminated in the semi-finals. At the
1938 Empire Games
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 year ...
in Sydney, Australia, she won the silver medal in the 440-yard freestyle contest.
References
External links
Margaret Jeffrey's profile at Sports Reference.com
1920 births
2004 deaths
English female swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
20th-century English women
21st-century English women
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