Ethel Lackie
 Ethel Lackie in 1929 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ethel Minnie Lackie | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 10, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | December 15, 1979 (aged 72) Newbury Park, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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Ethel Minnie Lackie (February 10, 1907 – December 15, 1979), also known by her married name Ethel Watkins, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1]
Lackie represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2] Individually, she won a gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event.[2][3] She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Mariechen Wehselau.[2][4] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.[2] In 1969 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[5]
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended high school at University High in the Hyde Park community of Chicago. After retiring from competitions she married Bill Watkins, a rower from the Santa Monica area. She died in Newbury Park, California.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethel Lackie". Olympedia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ethel Lackie. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ "Ethel Lackie (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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