Dora Gibbs Explained

Dora Gibbs
Birth Date:6 July 1910
Birth Place:London, England

Dora Elizabeth Gibbs (6 July 1910  - 4 July 2008) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gibbs, a member of the Hammersmith Ladies Swimming Club, was a 17-year old working at Selfridges when she won the Olympic trial to represent Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Dora Gibbs Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/dora-gibbs-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 September 2016.
  2. News: West London Observer. 6 July 1928. 3. Young Swimming Champion.