Mary Stewart (swimmer)
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Full name | Mary Beth Pauline Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia | December 8, 1945|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Beth Pauline Stewart (born December 8, 1945), also known by her married name Mary McIlwaine, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who twice broke the world record in the women's 100-metre butterfly in the early 1960s. Stewart also competed in freestyle events as a member of the Canadian national team in major international championships.
As a 14-yard-old, she represented Canada in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she finished eighth in the women's 100-metre freestyle, and also competed in the preliminary hears of the women's 4x100-metre medley relay event. Two years later at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, she won the gold medal in the women's 100-metre butterfly. At the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil, Stewart enjoyed a four-medal performance, garnering silver medals for her second-place performances in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre butterfly, 4x100-metre freestyle relay, and the 4x100-metre medley relay.
In her final international appearance at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she finished eighth in the 100-metre butterfly, and also competed as a member of the Canadian teams in the 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre medley relay events.
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Preceded by Janice Andrew |
Women's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (long course) August 12, 1961 – August 12, 1961 |
Succeeded by Susan Doerr |
Preceded by Susan Doerr |
Women's 100-metre butterfly world record-holder (long course) July 28, 1962 – August 16, 1963 |
Succeeded by Kathy Ellis |