John Service (swimmer)

John Service
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born(1930-12-04)4 December 1930
Scotland
Died28 August 1996(1996-08-28) (aged 65)
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubWestern B.C
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver 3x110yd medley relay

John Burgess Service (4 December 1930 – 28 August 1996)[1] was a British swimmer[2] who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, Service competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke.[4]

He represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the 220y breaststroke and medley relay events. He won the bronze medal in the medley relay.[6]

References

  1. ^ "John Service". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "John Service". Delta Sports Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Service Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ "McQuillan and Pat Devine for Canada". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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