Lorna Frampton
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| Born | 2 April 1920 Hendon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 February 2009 (aged 88) Epsom, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Polytechnic Harriers SC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lorna Frampton (2 April 1920 – 23 February 2009) was an English backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Biography
[edit]Frampton was born in Hendon and swam for Polytechnic Harriers SC.[1]
At the 1938 Olympic Games she finished sixth in the women's 100-metre backstroke event.[1]
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, she was a member of the English women's team that won the gold medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay event.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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- 1920 births
- 2009 deaths
- English female backstroke swimmers
- British female backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Sportspeople from Epsom
- 20th-century English sportswomen
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