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Olive Wadham, 95, English swimmer and Olympian (1936).
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|Olive Louise Wadham (née Joynes, 23 March 1909 – 20 October 2004) was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Wadham was born in Christchurch, Hampshire.
She competed for the 1930 English team and won a gold medal in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay event at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
In 1936 she was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semifinals.
She died in Bournemouth.
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