Noel Oxenbury
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CanadaDecember 25, 1918
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| Full name | Noel Gertrude Morrow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Noel Gertrude Oxenbury December 25, 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 29, 2012 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Noel Gertrude Morrow (née Oxenbury; December 25, 1918 – January 29, 2012)[1] was a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin in the 100-metre backstroke event, but was eliminated in the first round. Two years later she competed at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney and won a gold medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay alongside Phyllis Dewar, Dorothy Lyon and Mary Baggaley. She also placed fourth in the 3×110-yard medley relay with Baggaley and Joan Langdon and competed in the 110 yd backstroke. She was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.[2] Since 2004 she has competed in backstroke events at Canadian Masters Championships[3] and won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke event in the 90-94 age classification.[4] On October 4, 2003, she was inducted as a member of the Swim B.C. Hall of Fame.[5]
