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| Margaret McDowall |
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Swimmer Margaret McDowall attended Kilmarnock Academy from until . A talented swimmer at an early age, she was a member of the Scottish Swimming Team from the age of 14. The Kilmarnock Academy swimming baths were still in use and her training swims in them was a memorable sight for her contemporaries at school. In the 1950s she was the dominant force in British women's backstroke swimming. Her greatest achievement was to win the silver medal in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT Scottish Swimming Team member (195-) Bologna Trophy British Swimming Championships 1950 100 Yards Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1951 100 yards Junior Championship Winner 100 yards Senior Championship Winner British Swimming Championships 1951 100 Yards Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1952 100 yards Senior Championship Winner British Swimming Championships 1952 100 yards Winner Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 100 yards backstroke Silver Medal Scottish Swimming Championships 1953 100 yards Senior Championship Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1954 Senior Championship Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1955 100 yards Senior Championship Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1957 100 yards Senior Championship Winner Scottish Swimming Championships 1958 100 yards Senior Championship Winner |
