Robin Biddulph
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| Born | Hereward Robin Biddulph 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 March 1995 (aged 74–75) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Hereward Robin Biddulph (1920 – 2 March 1995) was an Australian swimmer who specialised in freestyle. He was the Australian national swimming champion, an Australian and New South Wales record holder[1] and a bronze medallist in the British Empire Games in 1938.
Biddulph was born in 1920.[2] In December 1937, at the age of 17, he out swan the Australian record holder Noel Ryan and broke the Australian record for 440 yards at the Manly Swimming Club by 2.2 seconds.[3] Biddulph died in Mona Vale, a suburb of Sydney, on 2 March 1995.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Robin Biddulph May Swim Again". Courier-Mail. 16 December 1946.
- ^ "Youth Holds Australia's Swim Marks". The Charlotte Observer. 7 August 1938. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Hays, Harry (23 December 1937). "Australia's Best Ever: Biddulph May Be World Beater". The Referee.
- ^ "Robin Biddulph". Northern Beaches Council. Retrieved 15 March 2026.