Doris Storey

Doris Storey

Personal information
Born	21 December 1919 Leeds, England
Died	21 October 2005 (aged 85) Wakefield, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	breaststroke
Club	Montague Burton SC East Leeds SC
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain European Championships Silver medal – second place 1938 London 200 m breaststroke Representing England British Empire Games Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 220 yd breaststroke Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney 3×110 yd medley

Doris Storey (21 December 1919 – 21 October 2005), later known by her married name Doris Quarmby, was an English breaststroke swimmer from Leeds who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics and for England at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Biography

Storey was born in Leeds, England and swam for Montague Burton SC and East Leeds SC.

In 1936 she finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke event having injured her arm in a fall before the final.

At the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia she won the gold medal in the 220 yards breaststroke competition. She was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 3×110 yards medley contest.