Margaret Girvan

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]

Margaret Girvan

Girvan at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born	(1932-10-02)2 October 1932
Died	7 January 1979(1979-01-07) (aged 46)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke
Medal record Representing  Scotland British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland 3×110 yd medley 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley 1954 Vancouver 440 yd freestyle

References

1. "Girvan, Margaret Therese". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 11 January 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Margaret Girvan, Olympedia
3. 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.
4. ""McKechnie's Fine Swim." Times, 6 Sept. 1956, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 6 September 1956. p. 3.