Peggy Gould

Peggy Gould
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
BornQ3. 1922[1]
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportSwimming, Diving
Event(s)
Backstroke, Freestyle
ClubRoath Park SC, Cardiff

Margaret Gould (born 1922) is a former Welsh swimmer and diver, who was the youngest competitor at the 1934 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Biography

Gould was born in Cardiff, Wales and was a member of the Roath Park Swimming Club of Cardiff and in 1933 was the Welsh junior diving champion at just 11-years-old.[3]

Gould impressed throughout 1933 and the ealy part of 1934 and in June 1934 was selected for preliminary trials for the 1934 British Empire Games team[4] At the age of 12,[5] she subsequently represented the Welsh team[6] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where she helped Wales finish fifth in the 4 × 100 yards freestyle relay, with Irene Evans, Valerie Davies and Jeanne Greenland.[7]

In 1936, she set a new Welsh junior record of 70 3-5 sec over the freestyle course[8] and in 1937 won the Welsh backstroke title.[9] Gould was a Welsh winner of the prestigious Taff Swim held in Roath Park Lake in 1938.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Gould, Margaret". Free BMD. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Competition Results". Merthyr Express. 17 August 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Competition Results". Western Mail. 26 June 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Candidates for Preliminary Welsh Trials". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Welsh Girl Youngest Competitor". Western Mail. 1 August 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Medal Standings Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Swimming at Wembley". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 June 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Swimming Champion". Western Mail. 16 July 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Miss Gould Wins". Western Mail. 25 June 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "The Taff Swim". Cardiff Parks. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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