Norman O'Brien

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Norman O'Brien
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
BornQ1. 1942 [1]
Newport, Wales
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Butterfly
ClubNewport SC

Norman O'Brien (born 1942) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in butterfly and competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

O'Brien was born in Newport, Wales. In 1958 he was a telegraph messenger, was the Welsh junior butterfy champion and record holder. [2]

He was a member of the Newport Swimming Club [3] and in September 1957 broke the Welsh junior butterfly record after recording a time of 69 sec. [4] In March 1958 at the Empire Games trials, he set another Welsh junior record, when timed at 1 min 14.5 sec for the 110 yards butterfly, in addition to winning the senior 220 yards butterfly event. [5]

He represented the Welsh team [6] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [7] where he competed in the 220 yards butterfly event. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "O'Brien Norman E". Free BMD. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "They swim for Wales" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Gwent swim double hopes" . Western Mail. 3 August 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Norman smashes swim record" . Western Mail. 19 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "New swim records" . Western Mail. 10 March 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "The Welsh Swimming Team" . Pontypridd Observer. 18 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 18 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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