Margaret Edwards
English swimmer (born 1939)
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Margaret Edwards (born 28 March 1939) is an English former competitive swimmer.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heston S.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Edwards was born on 28 March 1939.[1]
She attended Greens Grammar School, in west London, now called The Green School for Girls.[2]
Swimming career
She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre backstroke in the time of 1:13.1.[3]
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[4] and subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, where she won a gold medal and a silver medal in the women's 440-yard medley relay and 110-yard backstroke respectively, while representing England.[5][6][7] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice (1959, 1961).[8][9]
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