Keith Bewley

Keith Bewley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornThird quarter 1947
Liverpool, England
Died16 January 2017 (aged 69)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBootle SC
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston 440y medley Relay
1966 Kingston 880y freestyle Relay
1966 Kingston 110y butterfly

Keith Bewley (1947 – 16 January 2017), was a male swimmer who competed for England and a leading swimming coach .

Swimming career

Bewley was a member of the Bootle Swimming Club.[1]

He represented the England team[2] and won a silver medal and two bronze medals in the medley, freestyle and butterfly events,[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4][5][6]

Coaching

He coached the Northern Ireland national squad and from the Wigan Wasps Club he coached Margaret Kelly, Gaynor Stanley, June Croft, Ann Osgerby, Janet Osgerby and Steve Poulter.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Three happy boys". Liverpool Echo. 19 June 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "England's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Keith Bewley – BSCA Obituary". British Swimming Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.