Richard Hemingway

Richard Hemingway
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born4 February 1938
Leeds, England
Died23 July 2017 (aged 79)
Clayton, California, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
Event
Breaststroke
ClubRoundhay SC
Holbeck SC

Richard John Hemingway (4 February 1938 – 23 July 2017), was a male swimmer who competed for England.

Biography

Hemingway first swam for the Roundhay SC, while a pupil at the Roundhay Boys School.[1]

In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Yorkshire swimmers for Schools championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 16 October 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.