David Glasenbury
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Q3.1936[1] Abertillery, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
| Club | Newport SC |
David G. Glasenbury (born 1936) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in freestyle and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Glasenbury, born in Abertillery, Wales, was a member of the Newport Swimming Club[2] but spent much of his time in London. In 1956, living in Plumstead, he won the London Area 110 yards freestyle title.[3] He was also serving with the Royal Air Force at Halton in 1956.[4]
In 1957 he retained the Woolwich Championships title and was a Woolwich swimming baths attendant.[5] In 1958 he was a swimming baths attendant in Bermondsey, London and finished second behind Mike Edwards in the 220 yards freestyle at the Welsh 1958 A.S.A. Championships.[6]
He represented the Welsh team[7] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he helped Wales secure a fifth place finish in the final of the men's 220 yards freestyle relay relay, with Glyn Morgan and Mike Edwards.[8]
In 2013, Glasenbury received an MBE for services to national police training. He had been and a physical education adviser at Bramshill College for 20 years.[9]
References
- ^ "GLASENBURY David G". Free BMD. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "They swim for Wales". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 14 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Woolwich to the Fore". Kentish Independent. 20 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "R.A.F. Outswum Kent But Mercer's Diving Was Supreme". Kentish Independent. 27 July 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mike Edwards swims in with Ganes claim". Western Mail. 26 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mike Books A Games Place". Daily News (London). 26 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Aussie Swimmers Show How". Sunday Post. 27 October 1958. p. 27. Retrieved 14 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Physical education adviser shared a joke with The Queen". Basingstoke Gazette. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2025.