Arthur Watts (swimmer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1911 West Ham, London, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 1962 (aged 50–51) Bideford, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Club | East Ham ASC | |||||||||||
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Arthur Greville Watts (1911–1962) was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Watts was born West Ham, London and in 2023 was the Southern Area junior champion over 100 yards.[2] He swam for the East Ham Amateur Swimming Club.[3]
In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event.[2]
Watts competed for the 1930 English team in the 4×200 yards freestyle relay competition at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and won a silver medal.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Arthur Watts profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- 1 2 "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ "English Swimming Team To Oppose Germany". Western Daily Press. 21 September 1929. Retrieved 30 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from West Ham
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Swimmers from the London Borough of Newham
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English swimming biography stubs