Marjorie Linton
Marjorie Edith Linton (May 20, 1917 – December 6, 1994), later known by her married name Marjorie McCloskey, was a Canadian backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the 1932 Olympics, she was eliminated in the first round of the 100-metre backstroke as well as of the 100-metre freestyle. At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, at the age of 13,[1] she was a member of the Canadian relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay.
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Full name | Marjorie Edith Linton | |||||||||||||
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | May 20, 1917|||||||||||||
Died | December 6, 1994 77) | (aged|||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||
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