Roy Romain

Royston Isaac Romain (27 July 1918 – 19 December 2010) was a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London.

Biography Romain was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow. He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and was a member of the Otter Swimming Club in London.

He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time.

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He also represented England at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and won a gold medal in the 330 yard medley relay and a silver medal in the 220 yard breaststroke.

He continued into his 90s, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s.