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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heston S.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editEdwards was born on 28 March 1939.[1]
She attended Greens Grammar School, in west London, now called The Green School for Girls.[2]
Swimming career
editShe 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.[3]
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.[4][5][6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice (1959, 1961).[7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ Daily Herald Tuesday 4 December 1956, page 10
- ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ ""Best Swimmers Prove IT." Times, 7 Sept. 1959, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Miss Edwards Ends As Champion." Times, 1 Sept. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
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