Arthur Davies (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Cardiff SC Cardiff University SC |
Arthur G. Davies was a Welsh swimmer who specialised in freestyle and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Davies was born in Wales and was a member of the Cardiff Swimming Club[1] and then Cardiff University Swimming Club,[2] while he attended University College, Cardiff in 1934.[3]
Davies was a two-time winner of prestigious Taff Swim held in Roath Park Lake in 1933 and 1934.[4]
In August 1933, he won the Welsh half-mile championship[1] and in June 1934 was selected for preliminary trials for the 1934 British Empire Games team[5]
He represented the Welsh team[6] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he helped Wales finish fourth in the 4 × 200 yards freestyle relay with Selwyn Capon, Ronald Evans and Ken Street.[7]
On 1 September 1934 he won the Welsh men's mile swimming championship.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Swimming Championships at Portcawl". Glamorgan Gazette. 4 August 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Universities Championship". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 May 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "The First Three in the Men's Mile Swimming Championship". Western Mail. 3 September 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Taff Swim". Cardiff Parks. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Candidates for Preliminary Welsh Trials". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Medal Standings London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Swimming at Wembley". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 June 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.