Great Britain swimming gold medallist Lucy Morton 1924 Paris Olympic Games memorabilia, comprising a letter, dated 5th July 1924, from George Hearn of the British Olympic Fund asking Morton to prepare for trials; preliminary trials letter (held May 1924); final Trials programme, Blackpool 13th-14th June 1924; 4 by 2in. b&w photograph of Blackpool baths; 7 by 5in. b&w photograph of Morton winning; handwritten letter dated 7th August 1924 from George Hearn praising Morton's performance and a letter dated 22nd August 1932 to her father from the Northern Counties Swimming Association (7) Lucy Morton (1898-1980) born in New Tatton, Cheshire, represented Great Britain at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where she became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal for swimming in an individual event, winning the women's 200 metre breaststroke. She retired from competitive swimming after her Olympic success but, under her married name of Lucy Heaton, continued to support swimming events for the rest of her life, serving as a competitors' steward at the age of 72.
£140 - £160
Great Britain swimming gold medallist Lucy Morton 1924 Paris Olympic Games memorabilia, comprising a letter, dated 5th July 1924, from George Hearn of the British Olympic Fund asking Morton to prepare for trials; preliminary trials letter (held May 1924); final Trials programme, Blackpool 13th-14th June 1924; 4 by 2in. b&w photograph of Blackpool baths; 7 by 5in. b&w photograph of Morton winning; handwritten letter dated 7th August 1924 from George Hearn praising Morton's performance and a letter dated 22nd August 1932 to her father from the Northern Counties Swimming Association (7) Lucy Morton (1898-1980) born in New Tatton, Cheshire, represented Great Britain at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where she became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal for swimming in an individual event, winning the women's 200 metre breaststroke. She retired from competitive swimming after her Olympic success but, under her married name of Lucy Heaton, continued to support swimming events for the rest of her life, serving as a competitors' steward at the age of 72.