Full name Phyllis Delma Dewar Role Olympic athlete Name Phyllis Dewar | Sport Swimming National team Canada Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
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Born March 5, 1916 ( 1916-03-05 ) Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Died April 8, 1961, Toronto, Canada | ||
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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 4x100-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 4x110-yard freestyle relay,
She was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and died in Toronto, Ontario.
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