Bob Apel

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Bob Apel
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1945 [1]
Kettering, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Breaststroke
ClubKettering ASC

Robert J. Apel (born 1945) is a former international swimmer from England who competed at the Commonwealth Games. He specialised in the breaststroke

Biography

Apel from Kettering was a member of the Kettering Amateur Swimming Club. [2] He won the inter-district 200 breaststroke title in February 1966 [3] and represented Great Britain at international level. [4]

Apel represented the England team [5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [6] where he reached the finals of the 110 yards and 220 yards breaststroke events. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica trip for Bob Apel" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 20 June 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 10 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Nicholson winner" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 12 March 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Victory For Apel" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 7 February 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Bob Apel swims against Hungary" . Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 10 June 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "West girls in Empire games swim team" . Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "England's Golden Girls Lift" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2025.


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