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George Shannon Dockrell was a swimmer and a water polo player. His swimming career began when he won the Irish 100 and 440 yards championships in 1904 and lasted until he retired in 1911. During this period, Dockrell achieved a lot in his swimming career and competed in many competitions both nationally and internationally. Dockrell competed in 27 National Championships and won 20 Irish titles in total. In 1905, he traveled to America and joined the New York Athletic Club. During his time in America, he finished in third place in US championships three times. In 1908, Dockrell participated in the 1908 Summer Olympic Games that were held in the White City Stadium in London. He was 21 years old when he swam in the Men’s 100 meters Freestyle race. Dockrell managed to make it to the semi-finals in the 100m Freestyle race, and he was the only semi-finalist from the British swim team that year. In 1909, he came first in the 100m race in the world championship in Paris. In 1911, Dockrell retired after achieving a new Irish record of 58.6 seconds in the 100 yard Irish championship that year.

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Marguerite Dockrell was an Irish Olympian swimmer. From a young age, Dockrell participated in many swimming competitions and she won many national titles in her career. When she was 14 years old she was the Irish champion for the 100 yards race. Dockell went on to win 8 Irish swimming titles throughout her career. Dockrell's strong swimming ability led her to take part in the 1928 Summer Olympic Games which were held at the Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dockrell was only 16 years old when she competed in the Women’s 100m Freestyle race, which made her the youngest participant in the Irish Olympic team that year. Dockrell was the only female to join the Irish swim team at the 1928 Summer Olympic Games. As she was the only female in a team of 11 swimmers, Dockrell became the first female in history to be chosen to join the Irish team in the Olympics to compete in a water sport.