Stanley Clarke (swimmer)
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| Full name | Stanley Robert Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1938 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2018 (aged 79)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Plaistow United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 14 March 2018) was an English competition swimmer.
Clarke swam for Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Clarke won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]
In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[4] and subsequently represented the English team[5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 110 yards freestyle, event and helped England secure a fourth place finish in the final of the men's 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay, with Malcolm Barnes, Neil McKechnie and Graham Symonds.[6] Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[7]
In October 1958 he finished second to Bob Sreenan the 400 yards Bologna Trophy but was disqualifed for touching the end rail which the organisers had forgotten to remove.[8]
He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle.[9][10] As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category.[11][12]
