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Margaret McDowall
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing  Scotland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley

Margaret Gibson McDowall (born 10 January 1936 in Kilmarnock, Scotland), 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. 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 and at the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title four times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953).

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.

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