Keith Ross (swimmer)

Keith Ross
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sportswimming
Event
freestyle
ClubIlford SC
Seven Kings SC

Keith Ross is a former swimmer from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Ross was a member of the Ilford Swimming Club[1] and in April 1966, he captained Wales and broke the Welsh freestyle record with a time of 57 seconds, during an international match for Wales against Switzerland.[2]

He represented the 1966 Welsh team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the 110 yards freestyle event,[4] the freestyle relay with Roddy Jones, Alun Lewis and Kevan Moran[5] and the medley relay with Roddy Jones, Martyn Woodroffe and Hugh Jenkins.[6]

Ross continued to swim for Wales after the Games and captained the Welsh team in the 1967 international against Ireland.[7] He won both the 55 and 110 yards events and set a Welsh record over 55 yards, in July 1967 at the Welsh Championships. He was a member of the Seven Kings Swimming Club at the time.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Display". Port Talbot Guardian. 15 July 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Easy Win For Welsh Swimmers". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 12 April 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Swimming 440 Yard Freestyle Relay - Men Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Swimming 440 Yard Medley Relay - Men Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Swimming Ireland v. Wales at Neath". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Results". Neath Guardian. 28 July 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.