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American swimmer (1907–1979)
Ethel Lackie
Ethel Lackie in 1929
Full name Ethel Minnie Lackie National team United States Born (1907-02-10 ) February 10, 1907
Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Died December 15, 1979(1979-12-15) (aged 72)
Newbury Park, California , U.S. Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sport
Swimming Strokes
Freestyle Club Illinois Athletic Club
Ethel Minnie Lackie (February 10, 1907 – December 15, 1979), also known by her married name Ethel Watkins , was an American competition
swimmer , Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
[1]
Lackie represented the United States at the
1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
[2] Individually, she won a gold medal in the
women's 100-meter freestyle , finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event.
[2]
[3] She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the
women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay , together with American teammates
Euphrasia Donnelly ,
Gertrude Ederle and
Mariechen Wehselau .
[2]
[4] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.
[2] In 1969 she was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame .
[5]
She was born in
Chicago, Illinois and attended high school at
University High in the Hyde Park community of Chicago. After retiring from competitions she married Bill Watkins, a rower from the Santa Monica area. She died in
Newbury Park, California .
[2]
See also
References
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"Ethel Lackie" . Olympedia . Retrieved November 16, 2021 .
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e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes,
Ethel Lackie . Retrieved November 22, 2012.
^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games,
Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final . Retrieved November 22, 2012.
^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports,
United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games . Retrieved November 22, 2012.
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"Ethel Lackie (USA)" . ISHOF.org .
International Swimming Hall of Fame . Archived from
the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015 .
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1920 :
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Frances Schroth ,
Irene Guest ,
Ethelda Bleibtrey (
USA )
1924 :
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Gertrude Ederle ,
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1928 :
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1932 :
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1936 :
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1948 :
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1952 :
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1956 :
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1960 :
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1964 :
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1968 :
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1972 :
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1976 :
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1980 :
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1984 :
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1988 :
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1992 :
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1996 :
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2000 :
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2004 :
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2008 :
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