Margaret Fenton

Margaret Fenton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1950[1]
Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)
Freestyle, Backstroke, Medley
ClubPaisley SC

Margaret Fenton (born c.1950) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Fenton was a member of the Paisley Swimming Club[2] and specialised in the freestyle but was also proficient in backstroke and the medley.[3]

Fenton represented the Scotland team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in 110 and 440 yards freestyle events.[5]

Shortly after the Games, Fenton won the 440 yards freestyle at the Wales versus Scotland Tenovus Trophy[6] and was the Scottish medley record holder in 1967.[7]

She attended a second Commonwealth Games at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

References

  1. ^ "McGregor in top form again". The Scotsman. 20 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Unavailing". The Scotsman. 16 July 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Ireland can hold the Scots". Belfast News-Letter. 4 September 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Swim triumph for Miss Fenton". The Scotsman. 29 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Burgh swimmers will contest five titles". Motherwell Times. 25 August 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.