Jessie McVey
Scottish swimmer
About Jessie McVey
Lived 1913 – 1980 (aged 66).
Jessie Dorothy Octavia McVey (23 October 1913 – 29 January 1980) was a Scottish swimmer who specialised in backstroke and freestyle.
Biography McVey competed at the 1930 British Empire Games, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 yards freestyle relay. At the time of the Games she was living at 8 Chesser Avenue in Edinburgh.
McVey was a member of the Warrender Baths Club, Edinburgh. She was the Scottish backstroke champion and in 1932 she finished runner-up behind club and country teammate Jean McDowell in the national 100 yards freestyle championship.
She married Richard Munro Hogg, a pondmaster (swimming pool manager) at Stonehaven in 1933.
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Who was Jessie McVey?
Scottish swimmer
When was Jessie McVey born?
Jessie McVey was born on 23 October 1913.
When did Jessie McVey die?
Jessie McVey died on 29 January 1980.
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