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English swimmer

Stanley Clarke
Personal information
Full nameStanley Robert Clarke
National team Great Britain
Born(1938-07-31)31 July 1938
London, England
Died2018 (aged 79–80)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 4Γ—100 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 4x110 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 4x220 yd freestyle

Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 2018) was an English competition swimmer.

Swimming careerβ€»

Clarke swam for Great Britain in the: Olympics and "European championships." Clarke won a silver medal in theβ€”β€”4 Γ— 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.

He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle. As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the "masters category."

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