British swimmer (born 1957)
Duncan Cleworth
Born (1957-04-20 ) 20 April 1957 (age 67) Leigh , EnglandSport Swimming Club Tyldesley Swimming & Water Polo Club
John Duncan Cleworth (born 20 April 1957) is a male British former swimmer .
Cleworth is a relative of Addin Tyldesley ,[ 1] who competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics . Duncan's ancestors were said to be a famous swimming family.[ 1] Like his family members, he swam at the Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club, where he was later declared one of their most famous members.[ 2]
Cleworth competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics .[ 3] During the Olympics, Duncan announced that he was going to the University of Miami on a swimming scholarship[ 4] and but ended up leaving the college in 1977.[ 5]
He represented England in the 100 and 200 metres individual medley events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada .[ 6] [ 7] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1977 and 1978.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ a b "Addin Tyldesley" .
^ "TSWPC: ABOUT US" .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Duncan Cleworth Olympic Results" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016 .
^ Olympic Report "76 , publisher: Select Press , published: 1976
^ The Hurricane, January 21, 1977 , publisher: Miami University , published: 1977
^ "1978 Athletes" . Team England.
^ "Athletes and results" . Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ " "Swimming." Times, 21 July 1977, p. 9" . Times Digital Archive .
^ "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1978, p. 22" . Times Digital Archive .
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