Margaret Wellington

Margaret Wellington
Personal information
Born(1926-12-23)23 December 1926
Beckenham, England
Died10 March 2015(2015-03-10) (aged 88)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
freestyle
ClubBeckenham Ladies SC
Medal record
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland 440y Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland 110y Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland 330y Medley Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland 440y Freestyle Relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Monte Carlo 4×100 m freestyle

Margaret Olive Wellington (23 December 1926 – 10 March 2015) was a British swimmer who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Wellington won a bronze medal at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[3] She finished fourth in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

She won the 1948 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title,[4] the 1949 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title [5] and the 1949 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title.[6]

She represented the English team[7] at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,[8] where she won three silver medals, in the 110 yd and 440 yd freestyle and 3×110 yd medley relay, and a bronze in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Wellington's obituary (page 5)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b Margaret Wellington. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Margaret WELLINGTON. les-sports.info
  4. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 12 July 1948, p. 2". The Times. 12 July 1948. p. 2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 23 July 1949, p. 6". The Times. 23 July 1949. p. 6.
  6. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 22 July 1949, p. 6". The Times. 22 July 1949. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Jack Hale for Empire Games". Hull Daily Mail. 6 October 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Jack Archer will fly to Games". Nottingham Journal. 7 December 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  11. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
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