Margaret Girvan

Margaret Therese Girvan (2 October 1932 – 7 January 1979) was a Scottish swimmer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and two Commonwealth Games.

Biography As a schoolgirl in 1944, Girvan won the Motherwell & Wishaw Schools 50 Yards Girls’ Championship.

She represented the Scottish team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where she won the bronze medal in the 3×110 yd medley relay with Elenor Gordon and Betty Turner.

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. She represented Scotland at the British Empire Games in 1950, 1954 and 1958 and won one gold and two bronze medals. She won the 1956 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title.