Cecelia Wolstenholme (18 May 1915 – 25 October 1968), later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive

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 ...

who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the British Empire Games. She won the 200 yd

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

at the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

and the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, beating Jenny Kastein. She competed in the latter event at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

, but failed to reach the final. Her younger sister

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was also an international swimmer.

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* 1915 births 1968 deaths English female breaststroke swimmers British female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England People from Withington European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games Sportspeople from Manchester {{UK-swimming-bio-stub