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| Full name | Gladys Helena Carson | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1903 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1987 (aged 84) Spilsby, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gladys Helena Carson (8 February 1903 – 17 November 1987), later known by her married name Gladys Hewitt, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1] She won a bronze medal for coming third in the event final of the women's 200-metre breaststroke in a time of 3:35.4, finishing behind fellow Briton Lucy Morton (3:32.2) and American Agnes Geraghty (3:34.0).[2]