Margery Hinton
Margery Hinton was an English breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics, and 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Hinton was born in Manchester, England. In 1928, she was eliminated in the first round of the Swimming at the [1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200-metre breaststroke event]. At these Games she was the youngest member of the Great Britain team. Four years later she finished fourth in the Swimming at the [1932 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke|200-metre breaststroke competition]. At the 1936 Games she was eliminated in the first round of the Swimming at the [1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle|100-metre freestyle event].Hinton first appeared at the Summer Olympics aged 13 years and 44 days. Her record, of being the youngest British competitor to appear at the Summer Olympics, remained unbroken for 93 years, until skateboarder Sky Brown appeared at the 2020 Summer Olympics aged 13 years and 11 days.
At the 1938 [British Empire Games] in Sydney, Australia, she won a gold medal in the Aquatics at the [1938 British Empire Games|3×110 yd medley relay event] and a bronze medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay.