Zilpha Grant (29 July 1919 – 31 January 2011), later known by her married name Zilpha Wheelton, was an English

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who competed for Great Britain in 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 ...

. She was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy,

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. In 1936 she was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay event. In the 100-metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round. 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 ...

she was a member of the English relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle contest.

External links

Zilpha Grant's profile at Sports Reference.comZilpha Grant's obituary
1919 births 2011 deaths English female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Sportspeople from Chorlton-cum-Hardy Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub