Gladys Morcom

Gladys Elsie Morcom was a British swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Morcom was born in Dudley, England and swam for the Dudley Ladies Swimming Club. Aged 15, she began her international career and was the 1936 British 220 and 440 yards freestyle champion.
She represented England at the 1934 [British Empire Games] in London, where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, she competed in the Swimming at the [1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|women's 400 metre freestyle].
She married Basil Lees in 1958 and became Gladys Lees and died in 2010.