Lucy Morton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lucy Morton

British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1898

Place of Birth: Knutsford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1980

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lucy Morton (23 February 1898 – 26 August 1980), later known by her married name Lucy Heaton, was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke event. Morton was born in 1898 at New Tatton in Cheshire, her father Alfred was in domestic service as a groom.
The family moved to Blackpool and by the age of 10 Morton had joined the local amateur swimming club.
By 1920 Morton held the world record for the 200-yard breaststroke and in 1924 was chosen to be part of the British team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Morton won the women's 200-metre breaststroke race, and became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal for swimming in an individual (non-relay) event.Morton retired from competitive swimming after the Olympics and married Harry Heaton in 1927.
She continued supporting swimming events for the rest of her life serving as a competitors' steward when she was aged 72.
She died in Blackpool in 1980.
She was inducted posthumously into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1988.