Kathleen Dawson MBE
- Submitted by: Alexander Stewart, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-02710
That the Parliament congratulates Kathleen Dawson on being appointed an MBE in the 2022 Queen’s New Year's Honours; acknowledges that Kathleen has represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games since 2014, is a British backstroke swimmer and won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the mixed 4x100 metre medley relay, in a world record time; notes that she was also the European champion at the 2020 Budapest Championships and is the holder of the European record in the 100 metre backstroke; understands that Kathleen received her award for services to swimming and women in sport, and commends her on her sterling endeavours.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Rachael Hamilton, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White