Margery Hinton

Margery Hinton (25 June 1915 – 18 February 1996) was an English breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics, and 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Manchester.

Margery Hinton

Personal information
Full name	Margery Hinton
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1915-06-25)25 June 1915 Manchester, England
Died	18 February 1996(1996-02-18) (aged 80) Manchester, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, breaststroke
Club	South Manchester SC
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain European Championships 1931 Paris 200 m breaststroke 1934 Magdeburg 4×100 m freestyle 1938 London 4×100 m freestyle Representing England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney 3×110 yd medley 1930 Hamilton 200 yd breaststroke 1934 London 200 yd breaststroke 1934 London 4×110 yd freestyle 1938 Sydney 4×110 yd freestyle

In 1928 she was eliminated in the first round of the 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 200-metre breaststroke competition. At the 1936 Games she was eliminated in the first round of the 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.

See also

• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

External links

• Margery Hinton's profile at Sports Reference.com