William Price (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | c.1951[1] England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Events | Breaststroke Butterfly Medley |
| Club | Hornchurch ASC |
William Price (born 1951) is a retired swimmer who represented England at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
As a 14-year-old, Price was a proficient butterfly swimmer,[2] completing a mile course in under 25 minutes.[1] He would later specialise in breaststroke[3] but in 1968 won the boys open medley at the 1968 inter-club swimming gala.[4]
He swam for the Hornchurch Amateur Swimming Club[5] and won the 220 yards breaststroke at the 1970 Commonwealth Games trials.[6]
Price subsequently represented the England team[7] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[8] where he participated in the 100 and 200 metres breaststroke events.
References
- 1 2 "Sporting Brevities". Belfast Telegraph. 11 February 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sportlight". Daily Mirror. 12 December 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Susan Earns British Debut". Western Daily Press. 8 April 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Reading swimmers third". Reading Evening Post. 30 January 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Young Sue shakes the experts". Bristol Evening Post. 21 March 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sheena Grant". Sunday Express. 14 June 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Lesley in Games at 12". Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.