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Full name | Phyllis Delma Dewar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | March 5, 1916||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 8, 1961 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 45)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Phyllis Delma Dewar (March 5, 1916 – April 8, 1961), also known by her married name Phyllis Lowery, was a Canadian competition swimmer and freestyle specialist. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, she was a member of the Canadian relay team that finished fourth in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. In the 100-metre freestyle, she advanced to the semifinals of the event before being eliminated.
In the 1934 British Empire Games in London, she won gold medals in the 100-yard and 440-yard freestyle events and in two relays. Four years later, at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, she won her fifth gold medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay.
Dewar was born on March 5, 1916, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She began swimming during her early childhood. [1]
In the mid-1930s, Dewar was the Canadian freestyle record holder in numerous freestyle events including the 100-yard and one-mile races. [2] In international competitions, she won four gold medals at the 1934 British Empire Games and her final gold at the 1938 British Empire Games. [3] She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics but did not medal. After ending her swimming career in the late 1930s, Dewar served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. [4]
In 1934, Dewar was the recipient of both the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award [3] and Velma Springstead Trophy as the best Canadian female athlete of that year. [2] Dewar was posthumously inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. [5] Other posthumous inductions include Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971 [4] and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1972. [6]
Dewar died on April 8, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Dewar was married with four children. [1]
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Full name | Phyllis Delma Dewar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | March 5, 1916||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 8, 1961 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 45)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Phyllis Delma Dewar (March 5, 1916 – April 8, 1961), also known by her married name Phyllis Lowery, was a Canadian competition swimmer and freestyle specialist. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, she was a member of the Canadian relay team that finished fourth in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay. In the 100-metre freestyle, she advanced to the semifinals of the event before being eliminated.
In the 1934 British Empire Games in London, she won gold medals in the 100-yard and 440-yard freestyle events and in two relays. Four years later, at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, she won her fifth gold medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay.
Dewar was born on March 5, 1916, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She began swimming during her early childhood. [1]
In the mid-1930s, Dewar was the Canadian freestyle record holder in numerous freestyle events including the 100-yard and one-mile races. [2] In international competitions, she won four gold medals at the 1934 British Empire Games and her final gold at the 1938 British Empire Games. [3] She also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics but did not medal. After ending her swimming career in the late 1930s, Dewar served in the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. [4]
In 1934, Dewar was the recipient of both the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award [3] and Velma Springstead Trophy as the best Canadian female athlete of that year. [2] Dewar was posthumously inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1967. [5] Other posthumous inductions include Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971 [4] and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1972. [6]
Dewar died on April 8, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Dewar was married with four children. [1]