Full name Zilpha Grant Role Olympic athlete Name Zilpha Grant | Sport Swimming National team Great Britain Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Born 29 July 1919 ( 1919-07-29 ) Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England Died January 31, 2011, Radcliffe, United Kingdom | ||
Zilpha Grant (29 July 1919 – 31 January 2011), later known by her married name Zilpha Wheelton, was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.
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 first round.
At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle contest.
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