John McDowall

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn•McDowall
Used nameJohn•McDowall
Born25 February 1902 in Paisley, Scotland (GBR)
Died4 July 1936 in Manchester, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Paisley’s John McDowall showed promise in 1923 by beating the reigning ASA 150 yards backstroke champion Austin Rawlinson during the national 220 yards championship meeting at Blackpool. He was tipped as a future champion, but that promise never materialised as he never managed to secure an ASA podium finish. He was, however, selected for the 1924 Paris Olympics and reached the semi-finals, but went out in the heat won by the eventual gold medallist, Warren Kealoha of the United States.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GBR John McDowall
100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) 5 h1 r2/3