Peter Swainson
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| Born | 27 July 1982 Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Swainson (born 27 July 1982) is a former field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Swainson, born in Cheltenham, England,[1] was educated at Dragon School and St Edward's School, Oxford and played club hockey for Oxford Hawks Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]
He studied History and Law at the University of Exeter,[3] where he played club hockey for the University of Exeter Hockey Club. He made his full Welsh debut in 2005[3] and helped Exeter win the BUCS gold medal in 2006.[4]
After university he signed for Reading Hockey Club[5] and then played for Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club and Wimbledon Hockey Club before joining Oxted Hockey Club.[6]
While at Oxted in 2014, he was selected to represent the Welsh team[1] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the men's tournament.[7]
Swainson was a history teacher from 2014 to 2023 before becoming Head of Co-Curricular at Harrow International School, Bangkok.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey: Dark Blues pitch in to tame Hawks". Oxford Mail. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Exeter at the Commonwealth Games". University of Exeter. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Exeter snatch the cup". BBC Devon. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey: Lanyon scores two on his Blues debut". Get Reading. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "NOW: Pensions Men's Premier League. Preview, Part 2". Top of the D. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey men, Wales". 2014 Commonwealth Games Official website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Harrow International School, 25 Years" (PDF). Harrow International School. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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