Ethel Lackie

Who was Ethel Lackie?

Ethel Minnie Lackie was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Lackie represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Individually, she won a gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event. She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Mariechen Wehselau. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Newbury Park, California.