Darryl Jones (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | c.1948[1] England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event(s) | butterfly, breaststroke, medley |
| Club | Southwark SC Hampstead Ladies SC |
Darryl L. Jones (born 1948) is a former international swimmer from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Jones was educated in Tottenham and swam for the Hampstead Ladies Swimming Club[2] and was proficient in several strokes.[1] She was capped by Great Britain as a sixteen-year-old.[3] Jones initially swam for Southwark Swimming Club alongside fellow international Jimmy Rogers.[4]
In 1965, Jones was Britain's leading medley swimmer.[5]
Jones represented the England team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[7] where she reached the finals of the 220 yards butterfly and the 440 yards individual medley events.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Britain Call In Blonde Darryl". Daily Express. 2 June 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fifth Middlesex gala". Middlesex Chronicle. 2 July 1965. p. 30. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Good start by swim team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 June 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Another Swim Win For Woolwich". Kentish Independent. 27 November 1964. p. 19. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming". Daily Express. 14 June 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.