Stanley Clarke (swimmer)

Stanley Robert Clarke (born 31 July 1938) is an English former competition swimmer.

Stanley Clarke
Personal information
Full nameStanley Robert Clarke
National team Great Britain
Born (1938-07-31) 31 July 1938
London, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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, Western 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]

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