Margaret Edwards
Personal information
Full nameMargaret Edwards
National team Great Britain
Born (1939-03-28) 28 March 1939 (age 84)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubHeston S.C.
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
European Championships - Long Course
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest 100 m backstroke
Representing  England
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 440 yd medley relay
Silver medal – second place 1958 Cardiff 110 yd backstroke

Margaret Edwards (born 28 March 1939) is an English former competitive swimmer.

Early life

Edwards was born on 28 March 1939.[1]

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.[2]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, 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.[3][4][5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice (1959, 1961).[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Margaret Edwards". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
  6. ^ ""Best Swimmers Prove IT." Times, 7 Sept. 1959, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ ""Miss Edwards Ends As Champion." Times, 1 Sept. 1961, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.


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