Margaret Auton Explained

Margaret Auton
Club:Hartlepool Swimming Club
Birth Date:9 February 1951
Birth Place:Hartlepool, England

Margaret M Auton (born 9 February 1951) is a female British former swimmer.

Swimming career

Auton competed in three events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] She was in the medley relay and they were placed sixth. She competed with Dorothy Harrison, Wendy Burrell and Alexandra Jackson.[2] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 110 yards butterfly title in 1968 and 1969 [3] [4] and the 220 yards butterfly title in 1968.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Margaret Auton Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041447/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/au/margaret-auton-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 November 2016.
  2. Medley relay results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417114150/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1968/SWI/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 November 2016.
  3. Web site: STILL, ATHOLE. "Scots' record falls to Jarvis." Times, 10 Aug. 1968, p. 6. Times Digital Archive.
  4. Web site: STILL, ATHOLE. "Swimming." Times, 9 Aug. 1969, p. 5. Times Digital Archive.
  5. Web site: STILL, ATHOLE. "Dead-heat in medley relay." Times, 8 Aug. 1968, p. 11. Times Digital Archive.