Margaret Edwards

Margaret Edwards is an English former competitive swimmer.

Early life

Edwards was born on 28 March 1939.
She attended Greens Grammar School, in west London, now called The Green School for Girls.

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.
In May 1958 she took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool and subsequently competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, where 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. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards backstroke title twice.