| Intro | Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist |
| A.K.A. | Phyllis Delma Dewar, Phyllis Lowery |
| Was |
Athlete Swimmer |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 5 March 1916, Moose Jaw |
| Death |
8 April 1961, Toronto (aged 45 years) |
Phyllis Delma Dewar (March 5, 1916 – April 8, 1961), also known by her married name Phyllis Lowery, was a Canadian competition swimmer and freestyle specialist. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, she was a member of the Canadian relay team that finished fourth in the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay. In the 100-metre freestyle, she advanced to the semifinals of the event before being eliminated.
In the 1934 British Empire Games in London, she won gold medals in the 100-yard and 440-yard freestyle events and in two relays. Four years later, at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, she won her fifth gold medal in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay,
She was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and died in Toronto, Ontario.