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Scotffiargaret get$-teiling

sff' Gets Letcture i

after swim wilt From Sfarfer i

\,fARGARET McDowatl (Kitmar-I nocli), ljrrlarn's most grace_lJul swimmer and three years

First:

l\,t nnE,qnnr McDo\A'"{LLlll rKilm.alnock r. Britairr'.im.o,st graceful srvimmer anclt,hree yeo,rs nationai bacli-slroke ch ampion. gaineclfir;s.t placs in her heat and.a ]ecturc from the strlrter aNthe A.S.A. Nafiotial Ch:nm*plonshlps at Bi.ackpool yes-terd;rv.I-1eI Lirne for ihe 11t) vard.s wa$

78.1sec". the besr of 'he da\- arrd!sooi1 enon$h to lnsilrl he? as firm'frlv.ouflt,e ro reta.in the Ii1,le.i lter " ctime " ]vas thalt whcr:Il1nder' $taLte}s' orclers slre cecicicd to'qu l\): a s.\'illl Oti lir'. O.f,t A:)dcru:.,r d 1J I,rtds lrl) lltc ba'.lts Bi)d'ba.ck whi.ie hei lhi€e oppor!etlls &nd.'.hr: $iai1:er', I-Iai|y ]ioskle. theBf.rrjh ();Ilnp-c r-ajrl lrlailaRcr.\vai1,cd.

.\-"tct rhe Ir)cr. 1?-l .ar-f.dI{i"r'garer. tn Olylill);c firrs,lsr: irs:I{ 31. \\'R j l)ll O0 l LlC cA.rpol 'a: Lhc l)t: hs:d(: h\- l\{:. T(osh:c.who iaid la lcr: " 1 u'f,rnrd lleiJ lrlt \'h( lr ll)e 's1,ilric): s U|clersins Iucticrr is glvo't the'w:nrnrr-sshouid l)c |eir(lv to gn.' Frrr I.ile ll:.I lllnp tn thr^e l'earfqi in:.ctrsa .ir alrt clle ro{ror(1e(l i

lbp"ipr h.B i r.iilrc ihirlt llcr {11t(.r'irnnar-rrl) I':r'.litlp l\I rsgro\e (Tcr'Citr-r who iloj(ls Lhe lJrilish rpci,r

llrt:t. hils vpt. 1D I).r L Lhe $co1.: FoTtn. pl'nvP(i nCk'e irr hent firtoI i.]re rxen's 220yc13. breast.clirclwilf'n t.he Scr'r.l.ish (.ilantpjf,ll, .lolr.^iSPI!ir'fl tGi. sg6'6t. was lr-ci.iorr br,10uch Ilr lrsl t.flr's Scotr,rh rii:,thtrldcr, Tiil [:pe]lce (Abrrclec.l'qborn lrc u,.r prccd l)I foilr secondL$,f weCl(s:r{r,.: 1$sds..4IIEAI)

I - Bai: Screcnrrit fiom Dllndee !d,()lllle 440 ]al'(l.s lrtr^-rtj.l. :j'lr .:iteu Vltl'dsL C:ll)i:,G'1r."oil Oi \4.ihFru.C.:l s'1,hcr' l-'r,k i :olip heat l) :i fa.l.(, .l

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j nationai back-sLroke champion,jBained first place in her heats andla lecture from the starter at the,'4,SA. National Championships ati Blackpool yesterday.'

. Rer tinu f.or rlre 110 Jirds sfls ?9.1Tc..j ttr€ bsi df the rlay. anJ good euolch to irstdlihof a6 iiml farourite l,o retnitr rbe tiilc-I [Ier " eriulc " wrs tlrat whetr ufrler st.lrts.sjordcrB $h€ deeidsl to go for a swim on .ber' 6Fn ud cruised 15 y;irds uo the bath atrdrbscE whjle hcr rhrc opginenLs and the, Lll."f IIqII Ko*kjo, rbs .&.iiisb otJmpicj m rurE{s. sflifst.' *ffi.;fiffi'[;";iilfft

ro. rr.year-oro lrrrgarer, ii qa OlJrupic lilalisg Imt Jsr, srs out-.,od ;'tlto cflrpet " et th€ bdthside by Mt- Kckie.1 rlm n;d later:-" I warnql lEr that when:llp '.stailtrr's ordf in$ructiol is qilen the I

. Ftrimmds shoukl tr mdy to Bo, - ff ilrei i

i mnt to Fo ft)r e swim they ffi giv€fl Dletrlt :

I o( trme ta do s. I told her to ra.trh i[ in ,

inhrre aftl.lkii otba.etaiters m,iglrt tst be as l.snis.'rtte as,me.rl . .: I

MAGTIFIG€NT PEFFOflMAUCE. '!4qg4ret'q ,.perfdrl.n*ncir. ir ,the vitls ,.tlF{n

,-par11 of Bhc\pml's 55Jd. pml wae a magni-lirext one. rurrsi,lerirrq tb6 tacl, tbrt slre h&sbad to do mrch ol her rrining iq s sm{tlirrtlt-

F{rr th€ fird. time in three yearg of inten.serirulrl, sbe resn,ed a be1ter -hat

tjme tharlrer p.hief nrry)or.ilp tnliine -\Irrsftve (yorkcitl). sh{ h,rtds the lJrit:6tl ft{onl bui hasy€t t/i. b*err ttte Scs{.

BEATEN BY A TOUCH

I lrJ a -t luch t,): tai{ tedr's sofristr' titte trot,l"illra. S{rclr€ (.{[€rddru), Ejtfu a time oI

' gruiil- 56.J ,+r.I ^

&,th qurliile,i lnr tte Iinal skrng willt p.I {r. . Jerris (liFlt,,rd. }xt,l€r), sho" had rllellsle:t lime.?ti arn;n. i;.8w. and [. SmiilrI uariley) 3min. 58.g.ee.i,'Ihere.rill he n.) mop Jralulrr frjn bercP.d{I ..rr,rn ttllt 4f RilJein,l Cann io flre

..Ebiryt'.pioled Jiekle in..hiet Jiye of,renrens 9101d. brer:t sibte. Ell€n the Scotrjsljchrrmpior. Jdlrn Senice t{ilasgow) wrs bollenbJ a t,)uch I'J: lai,t yedr's S(oitish titl€ llolder.

-u,.wry rntn trult 4I ti{iJ&inrl Cann itr fllel:i,Is'.di\iug.. [l-arril,-,rri. r Blafkpool lnd, trsE. rlrst in tbe trunj trith 71.79 Doiols, more ltrans'r tur{s &h&d r.{ I'. D. Trrs€y (Erling).

in, wt tfue deeq ewdrf'HE195?interna,tionalswimrrringseasoneudsttext-L Saturday at, l.1ewpo"iil'soirtfi-Wiiei' ri'ribh lhe trianguiar' I "f^t..iiiiv ;i"ii;#&tt.-soutr' w ales'coutest f or the Boiogna 'I'ropny',^

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Sco"fs thv*w Alis*Yb ftT)

th* dit*o"*utance 0f ElenorGordon from lhe swimming scenehas forced Siois selectois t0'iiteratiy, lhrow Alison Tulnbull,jist i3, in ab lhe deeP end.

This Galashiels AcademYsctioiteirt was first no[iced. onlyIasr \4av. rvhen she won tnebreasl.stioke evenl, for her agesiouD -at the Scottish schools'6harirpionshiPs.

Intensive trairringi952 OlYmPic star, Margal'et

ntcb"owalt," has been making - ailiiermi"ed effor[ Lo regaiu theihr.!r.hof.i^nql rafina whlcfl Sngii"t..-'i"?ti,jnat- rating rvh-ich shelir* t etrt thr:ee w?eks in[ensiveb-nCe-heiO. Thl'ee weeks iltelsl,v:i

MARCARTI McDOWALL

lied

iiiining under coach AndY .Robb'in Aberdeen will make hel halulewitii .rutle }Io"vie nexl Sa,turday':$omething to see. .

Glasuow fans can qee somn o[.lhe Newnort swimmet's ar NepttlnF

I

A.S.C. sala in XIat Yhill baths I

r.onight.- Jrtlie Hoyle -has. been I

workins in Giasgow ancl wlrJ swlm I

an exh*ibition, wirile Iain -Pel'c]'- I

Robb and resel've Jack Baillle wtl.t I

contest the R,obertsgn Me,mo-rlal I

Cup-a 4 x 50 lards indtvldual'medley race. i

I - thought the stoPwate h

hadf N the two trlals ss far forI- E-pi"" Games hoPes-onlYone's*immer has beaten the setitanrta,rd time. She is MargaretMcDowe!.t, Kilma,rnock,'ri'hoseperfep{,.;iitr,ckstroke was so ale-

ceptile' 'ihu,t t coukl hartllYbeiieve the ?8.gsec6, fol the 110vaids- on mv watch,"

*nn* n"tir'"ii6 Goial rirealallist anat

" i"lirtrl"rii't ;a-sGr; Marsaretstill thinks it, worth the time andiiio'"i,tli' l.-

- tiaiei- to- eteraeen

ivSri' touit"it s for- a coachingsneli untler Antt.Y Robb."-i-"-J--i..-'her swimming,

Margarbt has a .full time offrcejob, wlth her own home anal

husbantl to look a,fter. Favinglra,it the experience of . doingthese three jobs mYself, I,reallYa,tlmlre Margaret's enthusiasm.

Nan Rae.l the Motherwell star-let, has not yet the corrslstehcy.

, of the champion, as her.440-Yardtlme was just outslde. the stan-a;ii. nui trer 'name will goforwarcl for the Scottish trialsa,t Rosyth on April lZrvith, I exDeet, Jack Ba,!llie.Renfrew. J,:m Brannan. Paisley,Hush Cumberfortt, Hamil{on,anil Gorilon Nelson, Renfrerr,who were not far away from therequired times.

MARG.ARET WON BIJTEIDN'T KNOW

Swirn Verd.ict Reuersed. ,4f tcrTwo llaurs

Kilmarnock swimmer MarlaretM'Dowall (now Mrs James C:-aiqr,former British womcn,s back-stroiechampion and Olympic slimmer, re-appeared for Scotland at an inter-national gala l.ast Saturday at New-port, Wales, Competing in the annualtriangular st'imming match for theBotong3 Trophv. shc beat this year'sBritish back-stroke champion, JulieFloyle, lVatford, altirough she did notk:rorv she had rvon urtiil two hoursaftcr the race. In a pl:oto Snish bothpirls louelrcd simultaneously and eachreeordrd 63 seconds for tlle sv,'im.

Julie Ho;rle v,'as declared the winner.Sccttish srlpporters, holvever, did notagree rvith this and ..rrhen their teammanager askecl for a eheek il, rvas dis-covered that two iudges had given theverCicl. to l,{iss M'Dowall and one tothe Enqlish girl. The result was thenreversed.

While Scotland failert to win thetrotlry [{arcaret's victory hclped torr.:rlrc the result closcr than exl)ected.Sgotlanrl srvj.mmers put up a good ffgbtand finished oniv nine noints behildEnqlencl, who retaincd custody of thetropirlr The finril placi.ngs' rvere--Eirg-lancl 39 points, 9cotland 30, Wales 15.

Marrarct will he swimming inK.A.S'.C.'s annual championshi0 galain the Corporation Baths ne:lt Satur-day evenini, NovemJ:er 2, Thisannual event, at which the variousclub tronlries are the prizes to bc v,'orr,v.ras postponed recently beiause of theihfluenza epidemic.

#s'vtrdtr

hy Dick Charf ield. qUl'nVffrN-YEAR-OLI) lIa rga ret

I\IcDowall of Kilmnrlock, an.al york' schnolgirl Pauline Jllusgrove. lroth ton-rarrkers-iu u'orld's women bacfslroke ;;i;;t;;: ';;;' battle it out over the I00 y^.,f" ai"ir,l.*'"ir ,S-heltl:stol club's Oetober gala in Glasgow- b'ast lind Baths.

. ft nill he the raee of the l,otr. ltargaret- is the presont British senior tiUe_holrleiarrd- Pauline the winner of the juninr

";;;. r';;. the ,last trro years tlrey hariq roughi ;t-;ri i;. f,Irglish prxrls for supremacy in British .back-- stroke srvimming. The Scots girl has alwavs- lrad the edge orr her yorkshire rlval in thes,r' cncountcrs but in each case only L,y firU"._"nnil finisher,'. .. -Paulinc, howevel.. sprarrg a surnrise e:rrlv. lhrs-year by clipping n fraction ui a seconil. ott tvtargaret's British recor,tl, whir.h indicates'that the -l-ork girl ls making th;: ;;;;;;;:' x:ent anticipatecl by her _Soulhern a,lmi.eii.. ^ lhis will be her first tppearance befnre a. Scottish audtence ln a scoiilirr t;;l;';;;;";"lllar.garet is no strangcr to tUe fait'itr";;i;;;;;: i99l..so.she's naturalty cock_a-hoop over theaillr(tpated balile._ ^

I-t is disappointlrrg thaf DaDhne ll,ilkinson. of .Woolu.iclr, rJritaiir's f^r("ri ;;;;;;"i.;;;:, L.t-fl-"L cannot travet l{orth witir p;;r,i;. 'S;;-11 :jltjns nrrrsing examinarions.

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, ,^-}.-_t-lim with an_inlernational flavour will,- notrcr:rr, rnplaee I)aphne's r.ecura attemni.. Pc{cr-Jervis, the ltritiih rrr.o*f "nlu'.t,1*oifri.. Lnd Jchn Senice of (;tasg;rr,.'-il;"il;iiiri;

- I.itleholdc-r,. will ncth hale a go uo*r: ,00 ;.;;;.;' -lor uew llritish orrhodox rigriies. H";; ;;i;;

t ir.ere. sh outrl f avou r the' St"rii;'.i, ^nilrl.-''"^

SHE W[L{, SWilI{ fuIAR.GAR,ET .

5 &AKg A WEEK 5^AY5 'I'LL

Hel aim, she saY,s. is..-to. bel:

BE TF{ERE'Swim star MargaretNlcDowall intends to beirr the British team atMelbourne in October.She begins daily practicein a fortnight's time.

By ALEX OAMERONA TTRACTM 20-year-old Margaret McDowal.l, champion

l-L swiln girl frorn Kilmarnock, is " not worried " by thefact that-sne has been passed over among the earlysuggestions for the Melbourne Olympies"

there. Oll Monday she rvill stat'bdoine sneciai exeicises atrd trvowcok"s flom now will take thcdoins sDeclal exel'clses allo l,w(Jweek"s from now will take thcnlirnoe n,pain in the iocal balhs.ohinse asaiu in the iocal i:atlrs.'"rYt oe"swimmlns Lhel'e t$ice adav. fi.ve dal's a, week," Margaletdav. live dat's a, week." Margal'etlol rne. " Last Yeal' I didn't gointo tl'aining until May, because ota ;hould€r- injury, so I wasn'tDroDerlv bur'Ied uD in time to com-betl in"tfre Biltish championships.- " That is possibly 1vlly fieopie" That is possiblyhe,ven't mentionedOlympic pos$itrle yet,haven't mentioned me a6 anOlympic pos$itrle yet, but I'11 trv ashard as I ean to be thel'e,

Charnpion at 14* Anvw&y, 1as! tirne. rrhefi. the

Cllrmuics were 8.t Helsinki, cnlYabbui r,hree of Lhe ea.rly possiblcsactualiy goi inlo the tean. So itcioesn't nreaD a qreat desl.' I

Marsarel, vouhgest of a famjll'Iof four, beg8Il swinlming wllell Irhc \1'as I 0 and i:llree -roirl's IB tcr i

rlle warj sinnillg backstl'oke tttles l---At r4 shc-;i'as*Bfjti$h selttor and ijunior chalnDiotl. titleJ

-'-rlo;rt&lrlcd tlic Delt soison. Illl''hadn t been done be{ore. !lladn t been done betore.---rii-rssC at tnc Hetsinki d'lvttrpicsshe was seveDth in the n[41, whichls good going. At thc EmpircGames in Vancouver sl-Ic w8s otleof tbe 'vinning Scots team alongiwith Elenoi- Gord"on and MargaretGtrvan, and was fi{th in titc f,nalof tbe inclividual event.

No r:oachAU tbis she haii done witbout

the aid of a coach. StatinB tlreobvious, uhe soys she is not big-headed but, there just aren't aDYeriDerieDce(l cnough in tho district.

Compat'ed to toP Engllshswirnm-ers. Margaret end most olthe othel Scots " slum " it, TheYl]ave to do their tralnlng in nornlalDub.lic sessions at the bathsWhi.ch ncver- Ia.ils to pirzzle theEnslish.

P".S.-Marsaret ls engage<l 1,o-tormer Kilmarnock fool,baller JinlClaig, flom Dunlop. WiU iihe giverrp s*imming when sl:e rlarlies?-'' Probably. '

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' l/rARGARET McDOWAI'L, of Kilmarnock, who v;oii eightI IYl. Scottlsh chamrlionships in succession. three Briiish; tittes, and a goid medal in Vancouver, has deeided to quitisrvimming (writes James Sanderson).i . She ha.s wlitien to .Scots swinl offiiials telllnE them of heridecisionr Hor reason: "Lack of trainltrg faciliiies,'t; Twenty-two-year'-old Margafet has *ithdrawn from ihe West! of Scotland team to compete in the inter-distlict cirampionsliipi on Saturyfal. and doeg not, want to be consideied for thA three:'counLiy Boiogna :fropiry race on Ostober 25.

Orie .of the best back-stroke swlmmers.lri the world, her scldmedal yr'in in Vancouver at the Empire Games -lrighlightetr awonder{ul .cafeer.

She hes swum in almosb every countly in tire rvolld. and l;erlast foreign.tiip yas .to Moscow before'she conpeied in this:'earls Empire Gameo at Cardifi.: Irr the Olynlpic ':G&mes , at Eelsinki she 1i'as told. that shewould be eliminated .in the firsb heat. But she reached tlte flnaland, though .losing. was given the award as the most stylishswimmel in her cvcnt. IWAR,GARET I\IcDOIYALL

Swim-starrMargaret"accuses

I\/IARGARET McDoWALL,rvr 22-year-old Scottishswim-star alleged last'::11night that she had been" compulsory retired " bYKilmarnock Town Council.

She fotlowed uP her " I'rngoing to retire " letier to theScotiisn Swimning Associa-lion by 'attacking 'the towncouncil.

She accused them of faililrgto give her proper facilities ioripeEo

-s*imfring over the Pqsteisht vears when she won elgnEScortish championships, threeBritish tiUes and a goid medalit ihe Empire Games inVancouver.

hour a day is no use to axyon€ !:it r.a i n.i I g for comnetitile

f,i1swimming.". She ciaiurs that f or fo,ur

ior speed training under AndY

ilvdry Tuesday during the isame beriod sh'e travelled to iliirMotllerwell for the same Durpose i:liiipurpQse

Motherwell and Aberdeen," shesaid. " thel'e are urllimited faci-Iities for those wlto want tospeciaiise in comPetitiveswimtning."

" In l(ilmarnock there are nor*orr lic,iii't'ies.-- Yor just t'akeioui --iiranCe at t/he Public.sessions. I cam go to practrca'ilyanv- ponO in Sc-oUand and get'trainine fa.oilibies when I want.i-uiiii-ti'tt e Lovm council abtitud€is fidiculorrs,'t sa,td [{'ergarsb.--" filmamoct has no sfiimmer-qof noiJat the-moment wiul theeicention of Jim McTaegart,who'is in the running for theBoloEna Tronhv. Bub he hassot--io ttris !taee throughtlraining in the ArmY.--;; i hive been hitting mY headaqainst a stone wall for eightvEars. I have had enough. Iirm not going to battle withihem anvlonrier."

Margaiet says she wiII swirnfor pleasure from no'w on.

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i 'No right . . '1':........ ........!Provost Daniel Cairns, when

told of Margaret's criticism. saidthat €arly in her career, beforeshe became vrell known, GesrgsAkers had spent a lot of timeon her."fn ooint of fact, he told mevears aqo he had gone theleneth oi getting a Pace-makingma6frine -made- to- cheCk hersDeed. Everything was done fortier. I would claim that hersuccess was due PrimariiY tothe encout'agement she got atthe swimming Pond.*'rtf

laiiearEt'has leached theasJ-whenTlie is not so good assEe used to be, and is feelingirustrated, I don't think shehas any right to blame the towntoHttt"'riru provost's p"iti'gremark was: ''If Margaret hadnacked up in the middle of 8,

iace she-would not have wonanvthins. I would like to thinkshi wilf continue swimming'"

council

" When I was Briti.sh juniorand senior back-stroke cham-pion at the age of.14," she said,n I had a piivilege session of15 rninutes 'a day at the Iocalbaths. Following a misunder-standins with Mr. George Akers,the baths superintendent. I wasieiusca oerm'ission to train.

counciJ tb'see iJ I could set this15 minutes back, but theYdecided that under no ci,reum-slances could lhey give anyolivileses to anyone. Since llleni frave had no facilities forspecial training."

th€ Empdr,e Games atJulv Marsaret sa'id

Referrins to tlaining beforee Emoire Games a,t Cal'diff inrlv tuiarse.reL sa.id that theJulv Marsaret sald tnal lne

scolbish Swim,rnin.e Associationihad asked the lown.r council onher behalf for special trainingfacilities f,ve weeks before ttregarnes,

i ro Aberdeen :'a'rrrrrrir alaatart

It 'pasn'i until two weeksbefore the sames that the townJJuirilt

- anTrounieo she could

have an hour a day. " TheYroped oE a lane for rne, but an

-again at her own exp€nse, "It nri