Graham Huxtable
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 1916 Gower, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 2004 (aged 87–88) Swansea, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | backstroke |
| Club | Swansea SC |
Strefford Graham Huxtable (17 July 1916 – 2004)[1] was a Welsh competitive swimmer, who specialised in backstroke. He represented Wales at two British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Huxtable was educated at Swansea Grammar School and was a member of the Swansea Swimming Club and was the backstroke champion of Wales in 1934, setting a Welsh record of 1 min 14.1/5sec.[2]
He won the Welsh backstroke qualifying event for the 1934 Empire Games[3] but failed to reach the finals of the freestyle and backstroke events at the Games.[4]
In 1937, he won the Taff Swim held in Roath Park Lake.[5] He also represented the Welsh team and reached the final of the 110 yards backstroke at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia.[6]
At the time of the Games, he was a factory manager for a tin plate manufacturer and living at 16 Myrtle Grove, Glanmor in Swansea.[1] At the 1938 Empire Games he met the English diver Jean Gilbert and the pair would later marry in 1942 in Swansea.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, Brisbane to London Arrival - 1 Apr 1938". Ancestry. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Well-known Swansea Swimmer Injured". South Wales Daily Post. 3 March 1934. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Five Swansea Swimmers in Empire Trials". South Wales Daily Post. 23 June 1934. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming results". Liverpool Daily Post. 7 August 1934. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Taff Swim". Cardiff Parks. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2025.