Olive Mary Bartle (1912-1994)[1] was female swimmer who competed for England.[2]

Olive Bartle
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born10 September 1912
Lewisham, England
Died10 April 1994 (aged 81)
Hackney, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
freestyle
ClubKingston & Croydon Swimming Clubs

Career

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Bartle represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where she competed in the 4×110 yard freestyle relay event,[4] winning a bronze medal.[5][6]

Bartle was the southern counties 220 yards freestyle champion and represented England in the 1934 European Games in Magdeburg. She swam for the Kingston & Croydon Swimming Clubs.[7]

Personal life

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She married Ralph Banfield in 1937.

References

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  1. "Births". Free BMD.
  2. "Downstream: A History and Celebration of Swimming the River Thames (2015)". Publicism.
  3. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. "Swimmers powered by Bovril". Senate House Library. August 2012.
  7. "SIGNED OLIVE BARTLE KINGSTON CROYDON SC ENGLAND EUROPEAN EMPIRE GAMES 1934". Worth Point.