Jean McDowell

Jean H. McDowell (later Burnett, born 22 September 1908 in Edinburgh,[1] died 2 February 2000[2]) was a Scottish freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Jean McDowell

Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Scotland
British Empire Games
	1930 Hamilton	4×100 yd freestyle
	1934 London	100 yd freestyle
	1934 London	3×110 yd medley
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
	1931 Paris	4×100 m freestyle

In 1928 she finished fourth the 100 metre freestyle event.[3]

Two years later she won the bronze medal with the Scottish team in 4×100 yards freestyle competition at the 1930 British Empire Games with Cissie Stewart, Ellen King and Jessie McVey).[4] At the Aquatics at the 1934 British Empire Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 yards freestyle contest as well as a bronze medal with the Scottish team in the 3×110 yards medley event (with Margot Hamilton and Margaret McCullum).[4] She won a silver medal at the 1931 European Aquatics Championships as part of the 4×100 metres Freestyle Relay (with Valerie Davies, Phyllis Harding, and Joyce Cooper).[5]

In Scotland she swam for Warrender Baths Club[2] where she won five Scottish Swimming Championships.[6] She lived for many years in North Berwick East of Edinburgh,[7] and became President of the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association and Chairman of the British Ladies Golf Union.[2]