Beatrice Wolstenholme
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1919 Withington, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 October 2008 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Moss Side Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beatrice "Trix" Wolstenholme (later Whalen, 17 Dec 1919 – 5 October 2008) was an English freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.
She was born in Withington, Manchester, the daughter of Duerden Wolstenholme and Mary Wolstenholme, and the younger sister of Cecelia Wolstenholme.[1] She attended St. Paul's School. She was a member of the Moss Side Swim Club, and trained with coaches Jack and Nellie Laverty.[2] She was called "the most wonderful girl swimmer England has ever known" and "wonder girl swimmer" in 1932 newspaper reports.[3][4]
She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[5] in London, where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle and 4×100 freestyle relay events,[6] winning a bronze medal.[7]
