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Full name
  
Cecelia Wolstenholme

Strokes
  
Breaststroke

Nickname(s)
  
"Cee Cee"

Name
  
Cecelia Wolstenholme


National team
  
Great Britain

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Sport
  
Swimming

Died
  
1968

Cecelia Wolstenholme

Born
  
18 May 1915 (
1915-05-18
)
Withington, England

Cecelia Wolstenholme (18 May 1915 – October 1968), later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the British Empire Games. She won the 200 yd breaststroke at the 1930 British Empire Games and the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, beating Jenny Kastein. She competed in the latter event at the 1932 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. Her younger sister Beatrice was also an international swimmer.

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Cecelia Wolstenholme Wikipedia