Norman Brooks Swimmer - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 11, 1910 Ashton under Lyne, England, United Kingdom Died on 23 Sep 1953 (aged 43)

British swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games silver medallist

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About Norman Brooks Swimmer

  • Norman Standish Brooks (11 March 1910 – 23 September 1953) was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and England in the British Empire Games during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
  • He competed in freestyle swimming events. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he competed in the qualifying heats of the men's 100-metre freestyle.
  • His time was the 17th best overall; he did not advance to the semi-finals.
  • Two years later he won the silver medal in 100-yards freestyle competition at the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario.
  • He won a second silver medal as a member of the English men's team in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay. Brooks was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, and died in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
  • He was 43 years old.

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