Malcolm Barnes

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Malcolm Barnes
Personal information
Nickname
Wally
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1941 [1]
Loughborough, England [2]
EducationHighbury County Grammar, North London
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubStoke Newington SC

Malcolm E. Barnes is a former swimmer who competed for England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool [3] and subsequently represented the English team [4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 440 yards freestyle event and helped England secure a fourth place finish in the final of the men's 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay, with Stanley Clarke, Neil McKechnie and Graham Symonds. [5] [6]

He was a member of the Stoke Newington Swimming Club.

References

  1. "Heston Make Amends". The Daily Telegraph. 10 September 1957. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "1958 Athletes". Team England.