Selwyn Capon

Selwyn Capon
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born8 February 1914[1]
Norwich, England
Died25 September 1976
Hampshire, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Freestyle
ClubCardiff SC

Selwyn Hammond Capon (8 February 1914 – 25 September 1976) was a British swimmer who specialised in freestyle and competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Capon was born in Norwich, England and was a member of the Cardiff Swimming Club[2] and attended Cardiff Technical College.[3]

His first swimming success came in 1929, when he secured a second place finish in the 60 yards freestyle event at the Cardiff County Boy Scouts' swimming gala.[4]

In June 1934, Capon was selected for preliminary trials for the 1934 British Empire Games team[5] and one month later became the 100 yards freestyle Welsh champion.[6]

He subsequently represented the Welsh team[7] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where she competed in the 100 yards freestyle and helped Wales finish fourth in the 4 × 200 yards freestyle relay, with Arthur Davies, Ronald Evans and Ken Street.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Capon, Selwyn H". Free BMD. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Huxtable's Great Display". South Wales Daily Post. 16 July 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "S. H. Capon's Success at Technical College Gala". Western Mail. 22 June 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Cardiff County Boy Scouts in Competition". Western Mail. 4 September 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Candidates for Preliminary Welsh Trials". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Capon Beats Street in Men's 100 Yards Free Style". Western Mail. 16 July 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Medal Standings Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Swimming at Wembley". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 June 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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