Mary Stewart (swimmer)

Mary Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Mary Beth Pauline Stewart
National team	Canada
Born	December 8, 1945 Vancouver, British Columbia
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Canada Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 100 m butterfly 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 100 m butterfly

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.

See also

• World record progression 100 metres butterfly

References

• sports-reference
• Canadian Olympic Committee
• BC Sports Hall of Fame