Stanley Clarke (swimmer)

Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 2018) was an English competition swimmer.

Stanley Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Robert Clarke
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1938-07-31)31 July 1938 London, England
Died	2018 (aged 79–80)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain European Championships 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m freestyle Representing England Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 4x110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 4x220 yd freestyle

Swimming career

Clarke swam for Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Clarke won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.

He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle. As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)