| Intro | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder |
| A.K.A. | Ethel Minnie Lackie, Ethel Watkins |
| Was |
Athlete Swimmer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 10 February 1907, Chicago |
| Death |
15 December 1979, Newbury Park (aged 72 years) |
Ethel Minnie Lackie (February 10, 1907 – December 15, 1979), also known by her married name Ethel Watkins, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
Lackie represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Individually, she won a gold medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.4, and leading an American medal sweep of the event. She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Mariechen Wehselau. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended high school at University High in the Hyde Park community of Chicago. She died in Newbury Park, California.