Margaret McDowall

For the Scottish sprinter, see Margaret McDowall (sprinter).

Margaret McDowall

Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing   Scotland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
	1954 Vancouver	3×110 yd medley

Margaret Gibson McDowall (born 10 January 1936 in Kilmarnock, Scotland), ^[1] is a female retired competitive swimmer who represented Scotland.

Swimming career

McDowall was educated at Kilmarnock Academy and was a member of the Scottish Swimming Team from the age of 14. ^[2] Unusually she practiced in the local municipal swimming baths in Kilmarnock rather than any purpose-built training facility.

She was a member of the three-woman relay team at the 1954 Commonwealth games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ^[3] and at the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title four times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "Margaret Gibson McDowall". Olympic Database. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
2. "Margaret McDowall". Kilmarnock Academy. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
3. "Famous people". East Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
4. ""Swimming." Times, 29 July 1950, p. 7". Times Digital Archive.
5. ""Swimming." Times, 25 Aug. 1951, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
6. ""Swimming And Diving Championships." Times, 7 Sept. 1953, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.

External links

• sports-reference profile
• British Olympic Association athlete profile Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine