Eleanor Stewart (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 1945[1] Scotland |
| Died | 2018 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event(s) | Butterfly, Freestyle, Medley |
| Club | Kilmarnock ASC |
Eleanor Stewart (1945 – 2018) was an international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Stewart was a member of the Kilmarnock Amateur Swimming Club[2] and was the 1964 Scottish champion over four distances; the 110 and 220 yards butterfly and the 110 and 220 yards freestyle.[1][3]
Stewart specialised in the butterfly[4] but was also proficient in freestyle. On 12 June 1965 she broke her own Scottish record over the 100 metres butterfly and was the Scottish medley champion in 1965 and 1966.[1]
Stewart represented the Scotland team[5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in three events and finished fourth in the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Bobbie Robertson, Ann Baxter and Fiona Kellock.[6]
She died in January 2018.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Eleanor Stewart". Kilmarnock Amateur Swimming Club. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Our swimmers must find several seconds". The Scotsman. 5 February 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Shock move K.O.s swim babes Tokio hopes". Daily Record. 20 July 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor's slow heat disappointing". The Scotsman. 17 July 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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