Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins (20 June 1943 – 24 December 2017) was a British competitive swimmer.

Swimming career Jenkins represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Jenkins won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, where he participated in the butterfly and medley events.

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards butterfly title in 1961, 1962 and 1963. He also won the 200 metres medley title in 1971 and 1973 and the 440 yards medley title in 1963.

Personal life and death Jenkins was accompanied at competition by his long-time girlfriend Gillian; they married in 1964. After that, he retired from senior swimming and worked as a plumber at Tamar Services. Later he competed in the masters category and won a national title in 1970.