Ronald Evans (swimmer)

Ronald Evans

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	Wales
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Freestyle
Club	Swansea SC Brighton Shiverers

Ronald Evans was a Welsh swimmer who specialised in freestyle and competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Evans was born in Wales and was a member of the Swansea Swimming Club. ^[1] He was described as a clever exponent of the crawl and also competed in water polo and diving events. ^[2]

In June 1934, Evans was selected for preliminary trials for the 1934 British Empire Games team ^[3] He subsequently represented the Welsh team ^[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he competed in the 440 yards freestyle and helped Wales finish fourth in the 4 × 200 yards freestyle relay with Arthur Davies, Selwyn Capon and Ken Street. ^[5]

After the Games had finished Evans was presented to the Prince of Wales at York House. ^[6] In 1936, he left Swansea to take a work position in Brighton and joined the Brighton Shiverers. ^[7]

References

1. "Aquatic Gala" . South Wales Daily Post. 16 August 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "A Swansea Swimmer" . South Wales Daily Post. 16 November 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Candidates for Preliminary Welsh Trials" . Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Medal Standings Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
5. "Swimming at Wembley" . Liverpool Daily Post. 20 June 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Presented to Prince of Wales" . South Wales Daily Post. 31 July 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Ron Evans" . South Wales Daily Post. 8 August 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 19 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.