Elizabeth Valerie Davies (29 June 1912 – 2 August 2001), later known by her married name Valerie Latham, was a

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competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the

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. She was born in Cardiff and died in

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. 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

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winning all three medals. She was awarded two

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s in the 100 yards backstroke and the 400 yards

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and a

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Valerie 1912 births 2001 deaths Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming British female backstroke swimmers British female freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Sportspeople from Cardiff Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games Welsh female swimmers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Welsh Olympic medallists Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games

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