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Brian Jenkins (swimmer)

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Brian Jenkins
Personal information
Full nameBrian Jenkins
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1943-06-20)20 June 1943
Swindon, England
Died24 December 2017(2017-12-24) (aged 74)
Swindon, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Leipzig 200 m butterfly

Brian Jenkins (20 June 1943 – 24 December 2017) was a male English competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

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Jenkins represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Jenkins won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and finished eighth in the 4×100-metre medley relay.[2]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards butterfly title in 1961, 1962 and 1963.[3][4][5] He also won the 200 metres medley title in 1971 and 1973 and the 440 yards medley title in 1963.[6][7][8]

Personal life

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Jenkins was accompanied at competition by his long-time girlfriend Gillian; they married in 1964. After that, he retired from senior swimming and worked as a plumber at Tamar Services. Later he competed in the masters category and won a national title in 1970.[9]

He died on 24 December 2017.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Brian JENKINS. les-sports.info
  2. ^ Brian Jenkins. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "From a Swimming Correspondent. "Swimmers Give Promise Of Even Greater Things." Times, 4 Sept. 1961, p. 4". The Times. 4 September 1961. p. 4.
  4. ^ ""Strong British Challenge To Australian Swimmers." Times, 17 Sept. 1962, p. 4". The Times. 17 September 1962. p. 4.
  5. ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". The Times. 2 September 1963. p. 3.
  6. ^ Fox, Norman (6 August 1971). "Fox, Norman. "Brinkley on target, June Green aims high." Times, 6 Aug. 1971, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
  7. ^ Fox, Norman (3 August 1973). "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 3 Aug. 1973, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
  8. ^ "FROM OUR SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Miss Lonsbrough Recovers." Times, 29 Aug. 1963, p. 4". The Times. 29 August 1963. p. 4.
  9. ^ Emma Dunn (2012-07-23). Brian was thrown in at the deep end at Olympics in 64. thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  10. ^ "Grieving son pays tribute to Olympian dad who passed away on Christmas Eve".