Norman Brooks (swimmer)
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| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1910 Ashton-under-Lyne, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1953 (aged 43) Oldham, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stalybridge ASC Oldham Police | |||||||||||||||||
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Norman Standish Brooks (11 March 1910 – 23 September 1953) was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and England in the British Empire Games during the late 1920s and early 1930s. He competed in freestyle swimming events.[1]
Biography
Brooks was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.[2]
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he competed in the qualifying heats of the men's 100-metre freestyle. His time was the 17th best overall; he did not advance to the semi-finals.[2] In 1929 he switched clubs from Stalybridge to Oldham Police.[3]
Two years later he won the silver medal in 100-yards freestyle competition at the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He won a second silver medal as a member of the English men's team in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay.[4]
He died in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England aged 43.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Olympic athlete profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Splashes". Staffordshire Sentinel. 26 January 1929. Retrieved 30 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.