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Margaret Sweeney (businesswoman)
Margaret Sweeney may refer to: *Margaret M. Sweeney (born 1955), American judge *Margaret Sweeney (swimmer) Margaret Isobel Lister (née Sweeney, born ) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland. She later took up long-distance swimming, and in 1955 became the first person to swim the length of L ... (born 1929/1930), New Zealand swimmer See also * Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, also known as Margaret Sweeny {{hndis, Sweeney, Margaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Indo-Iranian languages, Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the List of most popular given names, 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge (given name), Madge, Daisy (given name), Daisy, Margarete, Marge, Margo (given name), Margo, Margie, Marjorie, Meg, Megan, Rita (given name), Rita, Greta (given name), Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy (given name), Peggy. Name variants Full name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Sweeney (swimmer)
Margaret Isobel Lister (née Sweeney, born ) is a former New Zealand swimmer who represented her country at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland. She later took up long-distance swimming, and in 1955 became the first person to swim the length of Lake Taupō. Biography Representing Auckland, Sweeney won two titles at the New Zealand national swimming championships: the 220 yards breaststroke in 1949; and the 100 yards breaststroke the following year. She went on to represent New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, finishing sixth in the 220 yards breaststroke with a time of 3:28.0. She was also a member of the New Zealand team in the 330 yards medley relay, with Jean Stewart and Winifred Griffin, that was disqualified in the final. Sweeney then turned to long-distance swimming, and worked as a professional swimming coach at the Tepid Baths in Auckland. On 30 January 1955, she became the first person to swim the length of Lake Taupo, making the crossing from sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |