Brian Day (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 July 1938 Sheffield, England |
| Died | 18 December 2004 (aged 66) Rotherham, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Breaststroke |
| Club | Sheffield SC |
Brian Boulton Day (4 July 1938 – 18 December 2004) was a swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
Day attended Sheffield Central Technical School and in 1953 won the Sheffield senior title over 200 yards breaststroke while aged 15 and set a junior record of 81.9 sec over 110 yards.[1]
In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[4][5]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1957.[6] He was also the Yorkshire breaststroke champion and swam for the Sheffield Aquatic Club.
References
- ^ "Bright Hopes in Sheffield". Star Green 'un. 19 September 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 Sept. 1957, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.