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| Born | 25 February 1948 Yarm, England |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| 1969-1974 | Teesside Tigers/Middlesbrough Tigers |
| 1970, 1975-1976 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1970 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1971 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1974 | Scunthorpe Saints |
| 1974 | Sunderland Stars |
| Team honours | |
| 1976 | National League Champion |
| 1976 | National League KO Cup Winner |
Timothy Swales (born 25 February 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]
Swales born in Yarm, made his speedway debut in second half reserve matches for Middlesbrough Teessiders in 1968, [4] and began his British leagues career riding for Middlesborugh during the 1969 British League Division Two season. [5]
Throughout his career, he rode mostly for the Teesside/Middlesbrough Teessiders/Tigers and Newcastle Diamonds [6] with loans to other teams, turning in good scores in the middle ranks. Middlesbrough had been known as "Teessiders" (1968-1972) and "Tigers" (1973), becoming "Bears" in 1989, returning to an earlier nickname. [7] He appeared on the cover of the Speedway Star (w/e 9 September 1972) with brother Tony.
Swales became a promoter at Redcar Bears, [8] a role he was followed in by nephew, Jamie Swales. The Swales family was widely involved in speedway, Jack Swales (1963-1965 at Middlesbrough), Tony Swales (1970-1974 at Teesside), and Andrew, Stuart and Matthew.
Tim Swales also had a spell as chair of the British Promoters' Speedway Association (BSPA) and served on the FIM. [9]
Married to Sally (who also had a spell co-promoting), they have a son and daughter and grandchildren. The family business is a motor garage at Osmotherley. Tim Swales served as a Councillor on the North Yorkshire Council, elected in 2004, representing the North Hambleton district and serving as Chairman 2014–2015. [10]
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