Stanley Clarke (swimmer)
Stanley Robert Clarke (born 31 July 1938) is an English former competition swimmer.
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| Full name | Stanley Robert Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 July 1938 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
He swam for Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Clarke won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3]
Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[4]
He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle.[5][6]
As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category.[7][8]
References
- Stanley CLARKE. les-sports.info
- Stanley Clarke. sports-reference.com
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "FROM OUR SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Medal Winners In Action." Times, 24 Sept. 1960, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Greater Triumphs Ahead For Miss Steward." Times, 26 Sept. 1960, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
- British Swimming Masters Swimming Results 2012. swimmingresults.org
- British Swimming Masters Decathlon Competition - 2006. swimmingresults.org