Background
Morton was born in 1898 at New Tatton in Cheshire, her father Alfred was in domestic service as a groom.
Morton was born in 1898 at New Tatton in Cheshire, her father Alfred was in domestic service as a groom.
The family moved to Blackpool and by the age of 10 Morton had joined the local amateur swimming club By 1920 Morton held the world record for the 200-yard breaststroke and in 1924 was chosen to be part of the British team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. She continued supporting swimming events for the rest of her life serving as a competitors" steward when she was aged 72.
She died in Blackpool in 1980.
She was inducted posthumously into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1988.