Edith Mayne

Edith May Mayne (born 29 September 1905, date of death unknown), later known by her married name Edith Peacock, was an English freestyle swimmer from Newton Abbot, Devon, who broke the world record in the women's 1500-metre freestyle on September 15, 1926 in Exmouth, Devon, clocking 24:00.2. She represented Great Britain in the 400-metre freestyle event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.