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Ethel Lackie

1907 - 1979

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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. Lackie was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 10, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Lackie, a highly competent swimmer who insisted that his daughter Ethel begin swimming by the age of three. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ethel Lackie is the 104th most popular swimmer (down from 46th in 2019), the 7,984th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,725th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ethel Lackie ranks 104 out of 709. Before her are Jack Medica, Katie Ledecky, Éva Novák-Gerard, Tity Dumbuya, Jan Henne, and Ragnhild Hveger. After her are Oscar Grégoire, Matt Biondi, Ulrike Richter, Lynn Burke, László Szabados, and Yoshiyuki Tsuruta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ethel Lackie ranks 308. Before her are László Rajcsányi, Earl Tupper, Warren E. Burger, John King Fairbank, Albert Ammons, and Edward James. After her are Kenneth Nichols, Shivakumara Swami, Tamara Makarova, Luiz Gervazoni, Efraín Amézcua, and Maurice Cloche. Among people deceased in 1979, Ethel Lackie ranks 214. Before her are Corinne Griffith, Jim Hutton, Jacob L. Devers, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, Albert Préjean, and Bernt Evensen. After her are Eduardo Astengo, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Paolo Barison, Joseph Alcazar, Alessandro Frigerio, and Yang Zhongjian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ethel Lackie ranks 7,986 out of 20,380. Before her are Jaye Davidson (1968), Kathy Najimy (1957), Henry M. Leland (1843), Lois Weber (1879), Dale Gardner (1948), and Andrea Martin (1947). After her are Cammie King (1934), Andrea Elson (1969), David Douglas Duncan (1916), Doug Hutchison (1960), Tovah Feldshuh (1952), and Jamie Dimon (1956).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ethel Lackie ranks 47. Before her are Gary Hall Jr. (1974), George Kojac (1910), Don McKenzie (1947), Jack Medica (1914), Katie Ledecky (1997), and Jan Henne (1947). After her are Matt Biondi (1965), Lynn Burke (1943), Ginny Duenkel (1947), Perry McGillivray (1893), William Yorzyk (1933), and Natalie Coughlin (1982).

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