Tony Davidson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | c.1951[1] England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Backstroke |
| Club | Newcastle-under-Lyme SC |
Anthony Davidson (born c.1951) is a former international swimmer from England who competed at two Commonwealth Games. He specialised in the backstroke
Biography
[edit]Davidson was educated in Eccleshall[2] and was a member of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Swimming Club.[3] He was the 1965 national junior 110 yards backstroke champion,[1] won the junior 200 yards freestyle title at the 1965 North Midland Championships[4] and won the English Schools' 1966 junior backstroke title.[5]
Davidson represented the England team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[7] where he reached the final of the 110 yards backstroke event.[8]
Four years later he represented the England team again[9] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[10] where he participated in the 100 metres backstroke event,.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Warwicks regain title". Birmingham Daily Post. 13 September 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Stafford Schools' Gala". Staffordshire Sentinel. 7 June 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Midland Trio Move Ahead". Sports Argus. 1 June 1968. p. 7. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Cordery breaks two more N.Midland records". Staffordshire Sentinel. 14 June 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Schools' title for Davidson". Staffordshire Sentinel. 30 October 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Lesley in Games at 12". Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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