Pat Kendall
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| Full name | Patrick Hume Kendall | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Pat" | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1927 Rochford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 1968 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patrick Hume Kendall (8 March 1927 – 18 July 1968)[1] was an English competitive swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Kendall represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Kendall competed in the round one preliminary heats of the men's 100-metre freestyle event, but he did not advance.[2] Two years later, he won a gold medal in the 3x110-yard medley relay as a member of the winning English team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He won the 1947 and 1950 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pat Kendall's obituary
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat Kendall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 31 July 1950, p. 7". The Times. 31 July 1950. p. 7.
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