Margaret Austen

Margaret Christine Austen (born 1947), is a female former diver who competed for England.

She represented England and won a silver medal in the 10 metres platform at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. She also participated in the 3 metres springboard.

As a 15-year-old she won the British High-board Diving Championship which led to her selection for the Commonwealth Games.

During 1963 she and a fellow diver saved a boy from drowning after jumping into rough seas on the North Shore at Blackpool.