Margaret Gibson McDowall (born 10 January 1936 in Kilmarnock,

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), 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

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and at the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title four times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953).

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sports-reference profileBritish Olympic Association athlete profile
Living people Sportspeople from Kilmarnock Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Scottish female swimmers Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland 1936 births Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub