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| Full name | Margaret Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heston S.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Margaret Edwards (born 28 March 1939) is an English former competitive swimmer.
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| Full name | Margaret Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heston S.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Edwards (born 28 March 1939) is an English former competitive swimmer.
Edwards was born on 28 March 1939. [1]
She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre backstroke in the time of 1:13.1. [2]
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, she won a gold medal and a silver medal in the women's 440-yard medley relay and 110-yard backstroke respectively, while representing England. [3] [4] [5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice (1959, 1961). [6] [7]
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