Daisy Curwen (6 December 1889 – 25 June 1982) was a former British swimmer world record holder in the 100 m freestyle.
[1] Curwen competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but could not start in the final race any more due to an appendectomy during the event.
[2] Between 1903 and 1917, Curwen won the Liverpool and District 100 yards freestyle event fourteen times.
[4] At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, Curwen competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event.
[5][6] As a result, Curwen also missed an opportunity to swim in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay race,[2] where Great Britain won the gold medal.