Cecelia Wolstenholme

Cecelia Wolstenholme, later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the British Empire Games.

Biography

Wolstenholme was born in Manchester and swam for the Moss Side Swim Club.
She competed for the 1930 English team and won a gold medal in the 200 yd breaststroke event at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
She won the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, beating Jenny Kastein. and competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. Her younger sister Beatrice was also an international swimmer.