Mary Stewart (swimmer)

Mary Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Mary Pauline Stewart
Born	(1945-12-08) December 8, 1945 (age 79) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 100 m butterfly 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 100 m butterfly

Mary Pauline Stewart (born December 8, 1945), also known by her married name Mary Stewart McIlwaine, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Stewart twice broke the world record in the women's 100-metre butterfly in the early 1960s. Stewart also competed in freestyle events as a member of the Canadian national team in major international championships.

As a 14-year-old, she represented Canada in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she finished eighth in the women's 100-metre freestyle, and also competed in the preliminary hears of the women's 4x100-metre medley relay event. ^[1] Two years later at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, she won the gold medal in the women's 100-metre butterfly. At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil, Stewart enjoyed a four-medal performance, garnering silver medals for her second-place performances in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 4x100-metre freestyle relay, and the 4x100-metre medley relay.

Despite being of Canadian nationality, she won the ASA National British Championships over 110 yards butterfly 1963. ^[2]

In her final international appearance at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she finished eighth in the 100-metre butterfly, and also competed as a member of the Canadian teams in the 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre medley relay events.

Personal life

She is the sister of Helen Stewart.

See also

• World record progression 100 metres butterfly

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Beth Stewart". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still."". The Times. September 2, 1963. p. 3.

External links

• Mary Pauline Stewart at World Aquatics
• Mary (Stewart) McIlwaine at BC Sports Hall of Fame
• Mary Beth Stewart McIlwaine at Team Canada (archive)
• Mary Pauline Stewart at Olympics.com
• Mary Beth Stewart at Olympedia
• Mary Beth Stewart at InterSportStats

Records
Preceded by Janice Andrew	Women's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (long course) August 12, 1961 – August 12, 1961	Succeeded by Susan Doerr
Preceded by Susan Doerr	Women's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (long course) July 28, 1962 – August 16, 1963	Succeeded by Kathy Ellis