Margaret McDowall

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

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]}

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