Alan Widdowson

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Alan Widdowson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornQ3. 1951 [1]
Nottingham, England [2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s)
 Butterfly
Freestyle
ClubNottingham Northern

Alan R. Widdowson (born 1951) is a retired swimmer who represented England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Widdowson swam for the Nottingham Northern Swimming Club [3] and in 1967, he became the British junior record holder for the 220 yards freestyle. [4] He made his England debut in 1967 [1] and later represented Great Britain at international level. [5]

Widdowson represented the England team [6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, [7] where he participated in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly events.

In 1971, he was disqualified during the semi-final of the 200 metres butterfly at the British short course championships for an illegal turn [8] but was selected as reserve for the British team for the 1971 tour to Canada [9] and as part of the five member team for the tour to Germany. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Youngest" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 5 January 1968. p. 29. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Lord Coventry's Only Hope" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 June 1970. p. 47. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "YAustralian gold Medallists at Walsall" . Birmingham Daily Post. 29 July 1967. p. 27. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Sykes Edges Out Sawkings" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 June 1968. p. 36. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lesley in Games at 12" . Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Swimming" . Birmingham Daily Post. 10 April 1971. p. 30. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Richards in swim party for Canada" . Nottingham Evening Post. 7 June 1971. p. 16. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Widdowson In" . Nottingham Guardian. 9 June 1971. p. 13. Retrieved 28 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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