Jean H. McDowell (later ''Burnett'', born 22 September 1908 in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, died 2 February 2000Tedder, Anita and Daniels, Stephanie (12 February 2000
Jean Burnett
The Herald, Retrieved 25 January 2013) was a Scottish

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who competed for

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in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In 1928 she finished fourth the 100 metre freestyle event.Gilmore, Jamie, editor (1990) "One Hundred Years of Warrender Baths Club 1888-1988" Macdonald Lindsay Pindar plc, Edinburgh, Two years later she won the bronze medal with the Scottish team in 4×100 yards freestyle competition at the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

with

Cissie Stewart Sarah Gillow Marshall "Cissie" Stewart (19 July 1911 – 8 January 2008), later known by her married name Sarah Hunt, was a Scottish swimmer who competed and won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Early life Stewart was f ...

, Ellen King and Jessie McVey)."One Hundred Years of Scottish Swimming", Peter Bilsborough, 1988, Scottish Amateur Swimming Association At the Aquatics at the

1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer ...

she won the bronze medal in the 100 yards freestyle contest as well as a bronze medal with the Scottish team in the 3×110 yards medley event (with Margot Hamilton and Margaret McCullum). She won a silver medal at the

1931 European Aquatics Championships The 1931 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held from 23 to 30 August in Paris, France. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Legend: WR – World record Water polo ...

as part of the 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay (with Valerie Davies,

Phyllis Harding Phyllis May Harding (15 December 1907 – 16 November 1992), later known by her married name Phyllis Turner, was an English backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 19 ...

, and

Joyce Cooper Margaret Joyce Cooper (18 April 1909 – 22 July 2002), later known by her married name Joyce Badcock, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and England at the British Empire ...

). In Scotland she swam for

Warrender Baths Club Warrender Baths Club is a swimming club which originated at Warrender Baths in Edinburgh, Scotland, established in 1888. In 2013 the Club had 600 members with an active membership of 350 swimmers training at nine swimming pools across Edinburgh ...

where she won five

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Championships. She lived for many years in

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East of Edinburgh,(2011
Olympic Women
Retrieved 15 June 2015 and became President of the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association and Chairman of the British

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1908 births 2000 deaths Swimmers from Edinburgh Scottish female swimmers Scottish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub