Olive Bartle
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1912 Lewisham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 1994 (aged 81) Hackney, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kingston & Croydon Swimming Clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olive Mary Bartle (1912-1994)[1] was female swimmer who competed for England.[2]
Career
Bartle represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where she competed in the 4×110 yard freestyle relay event,[4] winning a bronze medal.[5][6]
Bartle was the southern counties 220 yards freestyle champion and represented England in the 1934 European Games in Magdeburg. She swam for the Kingston & Croydon Swimming Clubs.[7]
Personal life
She married Ralph Banfield in 1937.
References
- ^ "Births". Free BMD.
- ^ "Downstream: A History and Celebration of Swimming the River Thames (2015)". Publicism.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Swimmers powered by Bovril". Senate House Library. August 2012.
- ^ "SIGNED OLIVE BARTLE KINGSTON CROYDON SC ENGLAND EUROPEAN EMPIRE GAMES 1934". Worth Point.