Helen Orr "Elenor" Gordon (later McKay; 10 May 1933 – 5 July 2014) was a Scottish breaststroke swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, and Scotland at the 1950 and 1954 British Empire Games.

Gordon's mother, father and three daughters lived in a room and kitchen with an outside toilet opposite Hamilton police station.

[2] She learnt to swim at Hamilton Baths, where her father Gavin Gordon worked as a lifeguard.

One of her memories was "queuing for hours in Hamilton after the war, and you were restricted to four apples when you got to the head of the queue.

She won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the only British medalist in swimming.

At the ASA National British Championships she won the 220 yards breaststroke title five times in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955 and 1956.

Besides, the Scottish Swimming Association revoked her amateur status after she accepted a 5-pound fee for a television appearance.

[11] After leaving swimming she wrote a weekly column for the Daily Express and Evening Citizen in Glasgow.