Margaret Girvan
Scottish swimmer
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Born | (1932-10-02)2 October 1932 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 January 1979(1979-01-07) (aged 46)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
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Margaret Therese Girvan (2 October 1932 – 7 January 1979) was a Scottish swimmer. Girvan competed for Great Britain in the 400 metre and 4 × 100 metres freestyle events at the 1956 Olympics and reached the final in the relay.[2] She represented Scotland at the British Empire Games in 1950, 1954 and 1958 and won one gold and two bronze medals.[3] She won the 1956 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title.[4]
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- ^ "Girvan, Margaret Therese". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 11 January 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Margaret Girvan, Olympedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margaret Girvan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ ""McKechnie's Fine Swim." Times, 6 Sept. 1956, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 6 September 1956. p. 3.
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Commonwealth champions in women's 4×100 m medley relay
- 1938 – 1954: 3×110 yards
- 1958 – 1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970 – present: 4×100 metres
- 1938:
Storey, Frampton, Hinton (ENG)
- 1950:
Davies, McQuade, Lyons (AUS)
- 1954:
Gordon, McDowell, Girvan (SCO)
- 1958:
Grinham, Lonsbrough, Gosden, Wilkinson (ENG)
- 1962:
Fraser, McGill, Ruygrok, Sergeant (AUS)
- 1966:
Harris, Gegan, Ludgrove, Sillett (ENG)
- 1970:
Mabb, Whitfield, Langford, Watson (AUS)
- 1974:
Amundrud, Stuart, Stenhouse, Cook (CAN)
- 1978:
Klimpel, Boivin, Stuart, Quirk (CAN)
- 1982:
Ottenbrite, Gibson, New, MacPherson (CAN)
- 1986:
Cooper, Fibbens, Hindmarch, Brownsdon (ENG)
- 1990:
Van Wirdum, Hooiveld, Curry-Kenny, Livingstone (AUS)
- 1994:
Van Wirdum, Stevenson, Thomas, Riley (AUS)
- 1998:
Rooney, Denman, Thomas, O'Neill (AUS)
- 2002:
Calub, Jones, Thomas, Henry (AUS)
- 2006:
Edington, Jones, Schipper, Lenton (AUS)
- 2010:
Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Coutts (AUS)
- 2014:
Seebohm, Tonks, McKeon, C. Campbell (AUS)
- 2018:
Seebohm, Bohl, McKeon, B. Campbell (AUS)
- 2022:
K. McKeown, Hodges, E. McKeon, O'Callaghan (AUS)
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