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Born | Leigh, England | 20 April 1957
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Sport | Swimming |
Club | Tyldesley Swimming & Water Polo Club |
John Duncan Cleworth (born 20 April 1957) is a male British former swimmer.
Cleworth is a relative of Addin Tyldesley, [1] who competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Duncan's ancestors were said to be a famous swimming family. [1] Like his family members, he swam at the Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club, where he was later declared one of their most famous members. [2]
Cleworth competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [3] During the Olympics, Duncan announced that he was going to the University of Miami on a swimming scholarship [4] and but ended up leaving the college in 1977. [5]
He represented England in the 100 and 200 metres individual medley events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [6] [7] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1977 and 1978. [8] [9]
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