About Tom Blower
Lived 1914 – 1955 (aged 40–41). Tom Blower was a British swimmer.
Tom Blower (1914–1955; nicknamed "Torpedo" In spite of multiple attempts by others, the North Channel would not be successfully crossed by a swimmer again until 12 September 1970, when it was accomplished by Kevin Murphy. Blower also swam the English Channel several times, with a personal best speed of 13 hours and 29 minutes in 1937 that set a new record, shaving the previous best by 23 minutes.
Born in Hyson Green in 1914, Blower was a resident of Nottingham until shortly before his death of a heart attack in 1955, when he resided in Dartmouth.
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Who was Tom Blower?
British swimmer (1914–1955)
When was Tom Blower born?
Tom Blower was born in 1914 in Nottingham.
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Tom Blower died in 1955 in Dartmouth.
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Tom Blower was a swimmer.
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Tom Blower was British.
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