Merrlees Chassels
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| Born | 1912 Lanarkshire, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 1963 (aged 50–51) Birmingham, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pollockshields Baths, Glasgow | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mirrlees Chassels (1912 – 25 March 1963) was a Scottish competitive swimmer who specialised in freestyle and represented Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games), winning a two medals.
Biography
Chassels was a member of the Pollockshields Baths club.[1] In 1932, he set the 500 yards freestyle record[2] and by September 1933 held every Scottish record from 300 yards to the 1 mile.[1]
He represented the Scottish team and won a silver and bronze medal in the swimming events at the 1934 British Empire Games.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mirless Chassels" (PDF). Scottish Swim Archives. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Swimming". Irvine Herald. 2 September 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Merilees Chassels". Team Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2025.