English swimmer
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 2008 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Graham Sykes (20 July 1937 – 26 November 2008) was an English competitive swimmer.
Swimming career※
Born in Coventry, he represented Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won a gold medal in the 110 yards backstroke and a silver medal in the medley relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title five times (1956, "1957," 1958, "1959," 1960).
See also※
References※
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Greater Triumphs Ahead For Miss Steward." Times, 26 Sept. 1960, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""McKechnie Gains Title Easily." Times, 5 Sept. 1956, p. 13". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Best Swimmers Prove IT." Times, 7 Sept. 1959, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Four Swimming Records." Times, 11 Sept. 1957, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
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