Roy Romain
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Born | 27 July 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 December 2010 Ashford, Surrey, England | (aged 92)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Otter Swimming Club, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Royston Isaac Romain (27 July 1918 – 19 December 2010)Olympic games in 1948 in London.
Biography
He was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow. He competed in the
220 yards breaststroke title in 1947, 1948 and 1949.[4][5] He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and continued into his 90s, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s.[6][7]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roy Romain.
- ^ Eltis, Vicki (20 January 2011). "Tributes to Olympic swimmer who died aged 92". Surrey Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "R. Romain". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Auckland 1950 Team". Commonwealth Games England. 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Swimming". The Times. News UK. 12 July 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Swimming". The Times. News UK. 23 July 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2008). "Roy Romain Biography and Statistics". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
- ^ "'It was the youth of the world getting together'". Sport. The Guardian. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
External links
- Roy Romain at Olympedia
- Roy Romain at Team GB