Nancy Lyons

Nancy Lyons
Lyons in 1946
Personal information
Full nameBeatrice Lyons
Nickname"Nancy"
National team Australia
Born (1930-04-12) 12 April 1930 (age 94)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1948 London 200 m breaststroke
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 3x110yd medley relay
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland 220yd breaststroke

Beatrice "Nancy" Lyons (born 12 April 1930), also known by her married name Beatrice Welch, is an Australian former breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ "Nancy Welch". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.