Hugh Jenkins (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) Newport, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Breaststroke |
| Club | Howardian High School SC |
Ronald Hugh Jenkins (born 1943) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in breaststroke and competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Jenkins attended the Howardian High School and while a pupil at the school he became a world class swimmer in the breastroke. He became the Welsh junior and Glamorgan senior breaststroke champion.[1] Jenkins also held the junior 100 yards butterfly record in 1958 with a time of 74.4 seconds.[2] He was a member of the Howardian High School Swimming Club.[3]
He represented the Welsh team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he reached the final of the 220 yards breaststroke.[5] His time qualifying for the final was another junior record of 2min 52.6 sec.[6]
In 1965 Jenkins was at the Cardiff Teacher Training College.[7]
Jenkins went to his second Commonwealth Games, representing the 1966 Welsh team[8] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the breaststroke events[9] and the medley relay with Roddy Jones, Martyn Woodroffe and Keith Ross.[10]
References
- ^ "Welsh successes". Western Mail. 19 April 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Schoolboy breaks his own record". Western Mail. 21 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Welsh Swimming Team". Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. 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.
- ^ "Welshmen reach final of breaststroke event". Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Best ever". Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Janice wins and helps ambition". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 17 July 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming 440 Yard Medley Relay - Men Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2025.