Stanley Clarke

Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 14 March 2018) was an English competition swimmer.

Biography 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. and subsequently represented the English team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 110 yards freestyle, event and helped England secure a fourth place finish in the final of the men's 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay, with Malcolm Barnes, Neil McKechnie and Graham Symonds. Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.

In October 1958 he finished second to Bob Sreenan the 400 yards Bologna Trophy but was disqualifed for touching the end rail which the organisers had forgotten to remove.

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.