Edna Hughes
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| Born | 1 August 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1990 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Walsall SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edna Tildesley Hughes (1 August 1916 – 17 November 1990), later known by her married name Edna Redwood, was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born in Walsall and died in Ceredigion in Wales.[1]
In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event. She was also fourth in her first round heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.[1] Four years later she was sixth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event.[1]
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, she won a bronze medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay.[2][3]
