Willie Francis

William Francis (23 February 1911 – April 1997) was a Scottish competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for Scotland in the British Empire Games.

Biography Francis was born in Dunfermline.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke event. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 100-metre backstroke. At the time of the Games he was living at 20 Glebe Crescent in Renfrew and was a reporter by profession.

He also participated in the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, but was unplaced in the 110-yard backstroke contest.

At the time of the Games he was a newspaper reporter and lived at 32 Glebe Street, Renfrew.