Edna Davey

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Edna Davey
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Personal information
Born(1909-07-24)24 July 1909
London, England
Died2000 (aged 90–91)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle

Edna May Davey (24 July 1909 – 2000), later Eaton, and then Hamilton, was an Australian freestyle swimmer.[1] She competed in two events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Davey set a world record of 15min 46 4-5sec for 1,000 metres at Domain Baths, Sydney in 1929.[3]

In 1930 she married cricketer Ronald Eaton,[4] but was divorced in 1934.[5] She married Harry Hamilton in 1936. Their son, Graham Hamilton competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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