Mabel Hamblen

Mabel Hamblen
Personal information
Born(1904-09-19)19 September 1904
Fulham, London, England
Died18 April 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 50)
Hammersmith, England
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubHammersmith Ladies SC

Mabel Hamblen (19 September 1904 – 18 April 1955) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[1] Hamblen was the first woman to win Long Distance Champion of England for three successive years (1926–1928), swimming five miles on the River Thames from Kew to Putney.[2] She was a founding member of the Hammersmith Ladies Swimming Club, and once served as captain.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mabel Hamblen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mabel Hamblen". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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