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Ellen King (Ellen Elizabeth King) was born on 16 January, 1909 in Renfrew, Scotland, is a Scottish swimmer (1909–1994). Discover Ellen King's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 16 January, 1909
Birthday 16 January
Birthplace Renfrew, Scotland
Date of death 3 February, 1994
Died Place Parkgate, England
Nationality Scotland

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1909

Ellen Elizabeth King (16 January 1909 – 3 February 1994) was a Scottish competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain twice in the Olympics, and Scotland at the inaugural British Empire Games.

King was a versatile swimmer, and competed in various backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle swimming events.

1920

In the late 1920s King set the world records in the 150-yard and 220-yard breaststroke.

1924

As a 15-year-old at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, although ill, she competed in the semi-finals of the 100-metre backstroke and finished with the seventh best time overall.

At 15, she was the youngest member of the British team.

1928

Four years later at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, King won two silver medals.

She won the first medal as a member of the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Cissie Stewart and Iris Tanner, coming second behind the American women.

In individual competition, she won her second silver in the 100-metre backstroke, finishing second behind Dutch swimmer Marie Braun and ahead of British teammate Joyce Cooper.

King had set a new world record in her semi-final heat, only to have it broken by Braun in her own qualifying heat.

In 1928, she established the Zenith Ladies Amateur Swimming Club in response to the constraints imposed on her by male administrators who did not provide her or other female swimmers in the club enough opportunities to compete.

1930

At the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, she won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 200-yard breaststroke.

As a member of the Scottish relay team with Jean McDowell, Cissie Stewart, and Jessie McVey, she won her second bronze medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle competition.

On the journey to Canada, on board ship, she maintained her fitness by using a punchball.

1974

Ellen King attended James Gillespie's High School, swam for the Warrender Baths Club in Scotland and was a swimming teacher at Edinburgh schools for 40 years until her retirement in 1974.

2002

In 2002, she was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.