Zilpha Grant
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Full name | Zilpha Grant | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England |
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Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Radcliffe, England |
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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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- 1919 births
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- English swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- People from Chorlton-cum-Hardy
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