Complex sentence: Lucy Morton (23 February 1898--26 August 1980) was a British swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.
Split into simpler sentences: Lucy Morton (February 23,1898--August 26,1980) was a British swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In the 1924 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.