Edna Davey Explained

Edna May Davey (24 July 1909 – 2000), later Eaton, and then Hamilton, was an Australian freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Davey set a world record of 15min 46 4-5sec for 1,000 metres at Domain Baths, Sydney in 1929.^[2]

In 1930 she married cricketer Ronald Eaton,^[3] but was divorced in 1934.^[4] She married Harry Hamilton in 1936. Their son, Graham Hamilton competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Edna Davey Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/edna-davey-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 September 2016.
2. News: 28 January 1930 . World's Records . 1 March 2024 . Evening News . New South Wales, Australia . 17 . National Library of Australia . 19529.
3. News: NEWLY WEDS . . 6261 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 December 1930 . 7 December 2020 . 15 (FINAL EXTRA) . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Edna Davey: Husband's divorce . . 7642 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 June 1934 . 7 December 2020 . 11 (FINAL EXTRA) . National Library of Australia.