Duncan Cleworth Explained

Duncan Cleworth
Club:	Tyldesley Swimming & Water Polo Club
Birth Date:	20 April 1957
Birth Place:	Leigh, England

John Duncan Cleworth (born 20 April 1957) is a male British former swimmer.

Information

Cleworth is a relative of Addin Tyldesley,^[1] who competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Duncan's ancestors were said to be a famous swimming family. Like his family members, he swam at the Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club, where he was later declared one of their most famous members.^[2]

Cleworth competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[3] During the Olympics, Duncan announced that he was going to the University of Miami on a swimming scholarship^[4] and but ended up leaving the college in 1977.^[5]

He represented England in the 100 and 200 metres individual medley events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^{[6] [7]} At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1977 and 1978.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Addin Tyldesley. en.
2. Web site: TSWPC: ABOUT US. en.
3. Duncan Cleworth Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/duncan-cleworth-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 December 2016.
4. Olympic Report "76, publisher: Select Press, published: 1976
5. The Hurricane, January 21, 1977, publisher: Miami University, published: 1977
6. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
7. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. Web site: "Swimming." Times, 21 July 1977, p. 9. Times Digital Archive.
9. Web site: Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1978, p. 22. Times Digital Archive.