Kathleen Dawson

Kathleen Dawson
MBE
Personal information
Full nameKathleen Mary Dawson
Born (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubWarrington Warriors
College teamUniversity of Stirling
CoachBradley Hay, Steven Tigg
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m medley

Kathleen Mary Dawson MBE (born 3 October 1997) is a Scottish backstroke swimmer. She won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay in a world record time. She is also the European champion at the 2020 Budapest Championships and holder of the European record in 100 m backstroke (58.08).

  1. ^ "Kathleen Dawson". British Swimming. Retrieved 24 November 2023.