Haydn Rigby (born 18 December 1936) is an English former backstroke swimmer.

Haydn Rigby
Personal information
Full nameHaydn Rigby
NationalityBritish
Born (1936-12-18) 18 December 1936 (age 87)
Southport, Merseyside, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSouthport

Swimming career

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Rigby represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956.[1][2]

He represented England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada and the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]

Born in Southport, Merseyside, England, started Wigan Wasps Swimming Team and coached at the Wigan International Swimming Pool.[5] Hayden taught many of the national champions and international swimmers from the 1990s how to swim and is still very much involved in the sport of swimming. He continues to coach youngsters at Wigan Swimming Club Wasps and also coaches the younger groups training in the Wigan best swimming squad.

References

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  1. ^ Haydn Rigby at Sports Reference
  2. ^ "Mersey Olympians: Haydn Rigby". 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "BBC - Domesday Reloaded: WIGAN WASPS". Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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