Margaret Edwards

This article is about the swimmer. For the American librarian, see Margaret A. Edwards. For the Aboriginal Australian activist, see Joe McGinness.

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

Margaret Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Margaret Edwards
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1939-03-28) 28 March 1939 (age 86)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Heston S.C.
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 100 m backstroke European Championships - Long Course 1958 Budapest 100 m backstroke Representing  England 1958 Cardiff 440 yd medley relay 1958 Cardiff 110 yd backstroke

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]

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.^[4][5][6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice (1959, 1961).^[7][8]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)