Thomas Scott (diver)

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Thomas Scott
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1907
Atherton, Greater Manchester, England
Sport
SportDiving
Event10 metre platform
ClubOldham Police
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1930 Hamilton 10 m platform

Thomas Scott (1907 - date of death unknown) was an English diver, who competed at the British Empire Games (now Commonwelth Games). [1]

Biography

Scott began swimming at the Atherton Club and won the Lancashire Junior 100 yards freestyle in 1923 and 1924 and swam for Great Britain at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships in the 100m freestyle. [2]

Scott competed for the 1930 English team in the 10 metre platform event at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [3] At the time of the 1930 Games he was a police officer. [4]

He performed diving displays and exhibitions in the North of England. [5] He also played water polo for Oldham Police and Derby and his brother Walter Scott was also a notable diver. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming Galas" . Hull Daily Mail. 16 August 1930. Retrieved 30 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Scott" . Manchester Evening News. 5 July 1935. Retrieved 30 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Swimming Gala at Nelson" . Burnley News. 12 April 1930. Retrieved 30 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Derby's Water Polo Win" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 13 October 1933. Retrieved 30 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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