Alan Kimber

Kimber started swimming aged 14, at Southampton Swimming Club, where he later coached after retirement from competitions.

Kimber won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.^[2] He represented the England team^[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,^[4] where he participated in the 400 and 1650y freestyle and 440y medley events.^[5][6]

He missed the 1968 Summer Olympics due to a shoplifting conviction.^[7] Two years later he was expelled from the national team after an incident of noisy disturbance.^[8]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards freestyle title in 1966, the 440 yards freestyle in 1966 and 1967,^[9][10] the 1966, 1967 and 1968 880 yards freestyle title ^[11][12][13] and the 1650 yards freestyle titles in 1967 and 1968.^[14][15] He also won the 220 yards medley title in 1966 and the 440 yards medley title in 1966, 1967, and 1968.^[16]

He was married twice and had four sons: Anthony (b. 1974), Stuart (b. 1976), Ryan (b. 1978) and Andrew (b. 1987) and one daughterAnn (b. 1984). He died of cancer three weeks after being hospitalized.^[8]