Pat Kendall Explained

Pat Kendall
Fullname:Patrick Hume Kendall
Nicknames:"Pat"
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:8 March 1927
Birth Place:Rochford, England
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Patrick Hume Kendall (8 March 1927  - 18 July 1968)[1] was an English competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Kendall represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Kendall competed in the round one preliminary heats of the men's 100-metre freestyle event, but he did not advance.[2] Two years later, he won a gold medal in the 3x110-yard medley relay as a member of the winning English team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He won the 1947 and 1950 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article-abstract/9/8/305/1790965/ObituaryPATRICK-HUME-KENDALL?redirectedFrom=PDF Pat Kendall's obituary
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/pat-kendall-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/pat-kendall-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 May 2012.
  3. News: "Swimming." Times, 31 July 1950, p. 7. The Times. 31 July 1950 . 7 .