Margaret Fenton

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Margaret Fenton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1950 [1]
Scotland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s)
 Freestyle, Backstroke, Medley
ClubPaisley SC

Margaret Fenton (born c.1950) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Fenton was a member of the Paisley Swimming Club [2] and specialised in the freestyle but was also proficient in backstroke and the medley. [3]

Fenton represented the Scotland team [4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in 110 and 440 yards freestyle events. [5]

Shortly after the Games, Fenton won the 440 yards freestyle at the Wales versus Scotland Tenovus Trophy [6] and was the Scottish medley record holder in 1967. [7]

She attended a second Commonwealth Games at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

References

  1. ↑ "McGregor in top form again" . The Scotsman. 20 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Unavailing" . The Scotsman. 16 July 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Ireland can hold the Scots" . Belfast News-Letter. 4 September 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Swim triumph for Miss Fenton" . The Scotsman. 29 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Burgh swimmers will contest five titles" . Motherwell Times. 25 August 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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