- John Besford
John "Jack" Charles Preston Besford (
January 30 ,1911 – March 1993) was a Britishbackstroke swimmer.He died in
Chorlton-cum-Hardy .Besford was European 100 m backstroke champion in 1934, and represented Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and 1936 Paris Olympics. He won the bronze medal for England at the
1930 British Empire Games and silver at the1934 British Empire Games , both in the 100 yd backstroke event.He studied dentistry at
The University of Manchester [cite web|url=http://year2004-2005.student-direct.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1114 |title=Restoring Manchester - Student Direct article,March 08 2004 |accessdate=2008-04-17 ] , and operated a dental practice in Brighton in later years [cite web|url=http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__5894_path__0p117p160p361p.aspx |title=My Brighton and Hove: John Besford |accessdate=2008-04-17 ] .Besford also competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics where he finished sixth in the 100 metre backstroke event. Eight years later he was eliminated in the semi-finlas of the 1936 100 metre backstroke competition.References and Notes
External links
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=4428 Team GB Profile]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/jack-besford-1.html sports-reference profile]
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