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Lucy Morton

1898 - 1980

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Lucy Morton (23 February 1898 – 26 August 1980), later known by her married name Lucy Heaton, was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event. Morton was born in 1898 at New Tatton in Cheshire; her father Alfred was in domestic service as a groom. The family moved to Blackpool, and by the age of ten, Morton had joined the local amateur swimming club. By 1920, Morton held the world record for the 200-yard breaststroke. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucy Morton is the 165th most popular swimmer (down from 152nd in 2019), the 5,133rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,314th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Lucy Morton ranks 165 out of 709. Before her are Pieter van den Hoogenband, Leslie Boardman, Arati Saha, Joe Verdeur, Joyce Cooper, and Ines Diers. After her are Thelma Kalama, Fanny Durack, Katsuo Takaishi, Debbie Meyer, Eleanor Holm, and Caeleb Dressel.

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Among people born in 1898, Lucy Morton ranks 291. Before her are Robert Keith, Ferreira de Castro, Clarence Walker, Gertrude Lawrence, Nalini Bala Devi, and Chesty Puller. After her are Lee Garmes, Albert Kivikas, Bedřich Šupčík, Humberto Tomasina, Rachel Fuller Brown, and Baby Dodds. Among people deceased in 1980, Lucy Morton ranks 277. Before her are Clyfford Still, Shohachi Ishii, Larry Williams, William Hood Simpson, Nikolay Bogolyubov, and Bette Nesmith Graham. After her are William Gemmell Cochran, David Marr, Ahmet Berman, Frank Saker, Rachel Fuller Brown, and Nelson López.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lucy Morton ranks 5,135 out of 8,785. Before her are Gary Cahill (1985), Ian Burgess (1930), Stephanie Beacham (1947), Betty Nuthall (1911), Bob Crompton (1879), and Steve Archibald (1956). After her are Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Philip Hall (1904), Martin Taylor (1979), Dora Marsden (1882), Harry Ricardo (1885), and Prunella Scales (1932).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Lucy Morton ranks 9. Before her are Henry Taylor (1885), Murray Rose (1939), John Derbyshire (1878), Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), and Irene Steer (1889). After her are Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), Hilda James (1904), Judy Grinham (1939), Anita Lonsbrough (1941), and Ben Proud (1994).

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