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New Zealand swimmer

FullnameWilliam Leonard James Newell

Born(1913-07-13)13 July 1913
Christchurch, New Zealand

Died17 August 1994(1994-08-17) (aged 81)
Christchurch, New Zealand

CountryNew Zealand

Len Newell
Personal information
Full name	William Leonard James Newell
Born	(1913-07-13)13 July 1913 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	17 August 1994(1994-08-17) (aged 81) Christchurch, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Swimming
Achievements and titles
National finals	440 yards freestyle champion (1936, 1938, 1940)

William Leonard James Newell (13 July 1913 – 17 August 1994) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Born in Christchurch on 13 July 1913, Newell was the son of William Newell and Eliza Lewis Newell (née Richards).^[1]

Newell won the 440 yards freestyle title at the New Zealand national swimming championships, representing Canterbury, in 1936, 1938, and 1940.^[2]

He represented New Zealand in the men's 440 yards and 1650 yards freestyle events at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.^[3] He finished seventh in his heat of the 440 yards,^[4] and did not progress to the final, while in his heat of the 1650 yards he retired.^[5]

Newell died in Christchurch on 17 August 1994, and his ashes were buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in the suburb of Linwood.

References

↑ "Birth index: registration number 1913/4060". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
↑ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming – national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
↑ "Len Newell". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
↑ "Extraordinary bungling mars Empire swims". Truth. 6 February 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
↑ "Swimming". Northern Star. 8 February 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

v t e 1938 New Zealand British Empire Games team
Athletics	Theo Allen Arnold Anderson Pat Boot Betty Forbes Alan Geddes Stan Lay Jim Leckie Doreen Lumley Cecil Matthews Mary Mitchell Jack Morgan Bill Pullar Graham Quinn Alan Sayers Frank Sharpley Doris Strachan Rona Tong Harold Tyrie
Boxing	Joseph Collins Darcy Heeney Kenneth Moran Jack Parker Hugh Sheridan Artie Sutherland Ron Withell
Cycling	John Brown George Giles Frank Grose Gordon Patrick Roy Taylor Ronald Triner Ron Ulmer
Diving	Gwen Rix
Lawn bowls	Bill Bremner Walter Denison Ernie Jury Frank Livingstone Lance Macey Alec Robertson Bill Whittaker
Rowing	Howard Benge Ken Boswell George Burns John Charters Jim Clayton Oswald Denison James Gould Albert Hope Gus Jackson Les Pithie John Rigby Bob Smith Cyril Stiles William Stodart Rangi Thompson
Swimming	Noel Crump Jack Davies Winnie Dunn Peter Hanan Mona Leydon Joyce Macdonald Len Newell
Wrestling	Torsten Anderson Jim Dryden Joe Genet Harcourt Godfrey Leo Nolan Jerry Podjursky Vernon Thomas
Chef de Mission: Horace McCormick

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