Graham Sykes Explained

Graham Sykes
Birth Date:20 July 1937
Death Date:26 November 2008 (aged 71)

Graham Sykes (20 July 1937 – 26 November 2008) was an English competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Born in Coventry, he represented Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2] Four years later he won a gold medal in the 110 yards backstroke and a silver medal in the medley relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[3] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title five times (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960).[4] [5] [6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/graham-sykes-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: 1958 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Web site: From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Greater Triumphs Ahead For Miss Steward." Times, 26 Sept. 1960, p. 5. Times Digital Archive.
  5. Web site: "McKechnie Gains Title Easily." Times, 5 Sept. 1956, p. 13. Times Digital Archive.
  6. Web site: "Best Swimmers Prove IT." Times, 7 Sept. 1959, p. 15. Times Digital Archive.
  7. Web site: "Four Swimming Records." Times, 11 Sept. 1957, p. 14. Times Digital Archive.

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