Arthur Summers
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 1937 (aged 28) Hornsey, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Penguin Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
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Arthur C. E. Summers (1909 – 19 January 1934) was a swimmer who competed for England.
Career
Summers specialised in breaststroke and was a member of the Penguin Swimming Club.[1][2]
He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where he competed in the 3×110 medley relay event,[4] winning a bronze medal.[5]
Personal life
He married Lily Chapman in 1930 but was found dead in his bath at his home in Hornsey just seven years later: the death was reported from as natural causes.[6]
References
- ^ "Breast-Stroke Title". Leeds Mercury. 22 September 1933. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "International Honours". West London Penguin.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Arthur Summers, aged 28. former member of the Empire Games team and Southern Counties champion, was found dead yesterday, 20 January". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1937.