Colin Booth
British swimmer
About Colin Booth
Lived 1939 – 1979 (aged 39–40).
Colin Charles Booth (1 April 1939 – April 1975) was a Welsh swimmer who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography Booth was a member of the Maindee Swimming Club of Newport and specialised in backstroke. In 1955, Booth finished third behind John Brockway and Alban Stevens at the Newport swimming championships, establishing himself as a backstroke challenger to the leading pair in Wales.
In 1958 he was an apprentice plumber and represented the Welsh team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 110 yards backstroke event and set a personal best time in the competition.
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Who was Colin Booth?
British swimmer
When was Colin Booth born?
Colin Booth was born on 1 April 1939.
When did Colin Booth die?
Colin Booth died in 1979.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Colin Booth (swimmer)
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