Neil Nicholson (swimmer)
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| Born | 19 January 1945 Gateshead, England | |||||||||||||||||
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Neil Nicholson (born 19 January 1945) is a British former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
He also represented England and won a silver medal in the medley relay event and a bronze medal in the 220 yards breaststroke, at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2][3] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1963[4] and one year later won the 110 yards breaststroke title.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Nicholson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "FROM OUR SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stronger Than Ever." Times, 20 Aug. 1964, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
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