Edna Hughes

Edna Hughes
Personal information
Full name Edna Tildesley Hughes
National team  Great Britain
Born (1916-08-01)1 August 1916
Walsall, England
Died 17 November 1990(1990-11-17) (aged 74)
Borth, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Walsall SC

Edna Tildesley Hughes (1 August 1916 – 17 November 1990), later known by her married name Edna Redwood, was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Walsall and died in Ceredigion.

In the 1932 Olympics she won bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event. She was also fourth in her first round heat of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.

Four years later she was sixth in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event.

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