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Nationality | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 10 September 1912 Lewisham | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 April 1994 (aged 81) Hackney | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olive Mary Bartle (1912-1994) [1] was female swimmer who competed for England. [2]
Bartle won a bronze medal in the 4×110 yard freestyle relay at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [3]
Bartle was the southern counties 220 yards freestyle champion and represented England in the 1934 European Games in Magdeburg. She swam for the Kingston & Croydon Swimming Clubs. [4]
She married Ralph Banfield in 1937.
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