Gladys Morcom

{{short description|British swimmer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|10|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dudley, England

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| death_place = Penrhyn Bay, Wales

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Gladys Morcom (31 October 1918 – 18 January 2010) was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/gladys-morcom-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/gladys-morcom-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Gladys Morcom Olympic Results |access-date=16 September 2016}} She also competed at the 1934 British Empire Games. She married Basil Lees in 1958 and became Gladys Lees and died in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/01/26/swimmer-who-made-splash-dies-aged-91/|title=Swimmer who made splash dies aged 91|date=26 January 2010|publisher=Dudley Express and Star|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711181715/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/01/26/swimmer-who-made-splash-dies-aged-91/|url-status=live}}

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