Mary Stewart
Personal information
Full nameMary Pauline Stewart
National teamCanada
Born (1945-12-08) December 8, 1945
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 100 m butterfly

Mary Pauline Stewart (born December 8, 1945), also known by her married name Mary Stewart McIlwaine, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Stewart 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-year-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, Western 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.

Despite being of Canadian nationality, she won the ASA National British Championships over 110 yards butterfly 1963.[1]

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.

Personal life

She is the sister of Helen Stewart.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.



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