Phyllis Haslam

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Phyllis Haslam
Personal information
Born(1913-05-24)May 24, 1913
Dharmsala, India
DiedAugust 23, 1991(1991-08-23) (aged 78)
Toronto, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Canada
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London 3x110yd medley relay
Silver medal – second place 1934 London 200yd breaststroke

Phyllis Georgie Haslam

Officer of the Order of Canada
in 1978.

Early life and education

On 24 May 1913, Haslam was born in

Dharmsala, India. During her childhood, Haslam lived in Toronto, Ontario and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[1] For her post-secondary education, Haslam first received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Saskatchewan in 1934 and a social work diploma from the University of Toronto in 1936. She later graduated from Trinity College, Toronto with a Doctor of Sacred Literature in 1980.[2]

Career

While completing her studies, Haslam began entering swimming events in 1930. In the 1930s, Haslam set two records for Canada in the breaststroke and won multiple university swimming championships.[3] At the trials for the 1934 British Empire Games, Haslam briefly held the world record for the 100 yards breaststroke before her time was broken at the event.[4] As a competitor at that year's British Empire Games, Haslam won a silver medal at the 200 yards breaststroke and gold in the 3×100 yards medley relay.[3]

As part of her post-secondary education in Toronto, Haslam worked at the

Elizabeth Fry Society in Toronto from 1953 to 1978.[7]

Awards and honours

Haslam was inducted into the University of Saskatchewan's Hall of Fame in 1984 and the University of Toronto's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978.[11]

Death

On August 23, 1991, Haslam died in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 9780889771673
    . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0802046592
    . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Phyllis Haslam". Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ Powers, Ned (21 April 1984). "Winning was not important". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. p. F3.
  5. ^ Wilkinson, Maggie (27 October 1966). "The new outlook on prisons". The Province. Vancouver. p. 37.
  6. ^ "World YWCA Work Progressing". Winnipeg Tribune. 8 December 1949. p. 13.
  7. ISBN 0802046908
    . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Phyllis Haslam (1984)". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Phyllis Haslam (2015)". University of Toronto Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Phyllis Haslam". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Phyllis G. Haslam, O.C., B.Sc". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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