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He was born in Bristol, England, and died in Newport, Wales. [2] Brockway made his Olympic debut at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he advanced to the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke, finishing seventh in a time of 1:09.2. [3] He swam the same event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, and 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, but ...
Jul 26, 2009 · Biography. John Brockway won the first of his seven Amateur Swimming Association British national titles at 100y/110y backstroke in 1948, the same year he reached the final of the metric equivalent of that event at the London Olympic Games. His first major international medal came at the 1950 British Empire Games where he placed second behind ...
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Brockway represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and Wales at the British Empire Games, during the late 1940s and 1950s. Brockway was a backstroke specialist who served as the captain of the British swimming team at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.
Brockway was captain of the British swimming on his third Olympic appearance at Melbourne and continued to swim at the highest level until 1958. His last international event was in 1958 at the British Empire & Commonwealth Games where he took the competitors oath and swam in the finals of both the 110y backstroke and the medley relay (with the ...
John Brockway (swimmer) is an English swimmer who was born on 8 October, 1928 in Bristol, England. He is best known for his success in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. John Brockway began swimming at the age of 12 and was soon competing in local and regional competitions.
Jul 29, 2009 · FORMER Gwent Olympian William John Brockway has died at his Newport home aged 80. The former Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer died on Sunday. Mr Brockway made his first Olympic appearance aged 19 ...
John Brockway was Britain’s leading backstroke swimmer for almost ten years, winning a Commonwealth title and European bronze medal and competing in three Olympics. In addition to being the national 100m backstroke champion, he captained the British Swimming team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. He won gold in the 100 yards backstroke at ...
