Jean McDowell
Scottish swimmer (1908–2000)
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Jean Hunter McDowell (later Burnett, 22 September 1908[1] – 2 February 2000[2]) was a Scottish freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1908 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 2000 (aged 91) Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Warrender Baths Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
In 1928 she finished fourth in the 100 metre freestyle event.[3]
Two years later she won the bronze medal with the Scottish team in the 4×100 yards freestyle competition at the 1930 British Empire Games with Cissie Stewart, Ellen King and Jessie McVey.[4] At the Aquatics at the 1934 British Empire Games 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).[4] She won a silver medal at the 1931 European Aquatics Championships as part of the 4×100 metres freestyle relay (with Valerie Davies, Phyllis Harding, and Joyce Cooper).[5] At the time of the 1930 Games she was living at 12 Comely Bank Street in Edinburgh and was a stenographer by profession.[6]
In Scotland she swam for Warrender Baths Club[2] where she won five Scottish Swimming championships.[7] She lived for many years in North Berwick, east of Edinburgh,[8] and became President of the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association and Chairman of the British Ladies Golf Union.[2]
