Alan Kimber
 Alan Kimber in 1966 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1949[1] Southampton, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 2012 (aged 63) Southampton, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Club | Southampton Swimming Club | |||||||||||
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Alan Kimber (1949 – 6 September 2012) was an English international swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Kimber started swimming aged 14, at Southampton Swimming Club, where he later coached after retirement from competitions.
Kimber won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He represented the England team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] where he participated in the 400 and 1650y freestyle and 440y medley events.[5][6]
He missed the 1968 Summer Olympics due to a shoplifting conviction.[7] Two years later he was expelled from the national team after an incident of noisy disturbance.[8]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards freestyle title in 1966, the 440 yards freestyle in 1966 and 1967,[9][10] the 1966, 1967 and 1968 880 yards freestyle title [11][12][13] and the 1650 yards freestyle titles in 1967 and 1968.[14][15] He also won the 220 yards medley title in 1966 and the 440 yards medley title in 1966, 1967, and 1968.[16]
Personal life
[edit]He was married twice and had four sons: Anthony (b. 1974), Stuart (b. 1976), Ryan (b. 1978) and Andrew (b. 1987) and one daughterAnn (b. 1984). He died of cancer three weeks after being hospitalized.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Matthissen Out". Daily Express. 24 May 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Alan KIMBER. les-sports.info
- ↑ "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's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ Conviction costs British ace a place in Olympic team. The Straits Times, 15 August 1968, p. 21
- 1 2 Jenny Makin (25 September 2012) Tributes paid to Commonwealth Games swimmer Alan Kimber. Daily Echo
- ↑ ""A. Kimber, Southampton S.C., in action at Blackpool yesterday." Times, 7 Sept. 1966, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Challenging For World Title." Times, 9 Aug. 1967, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ ""Kimber Sets Records." Times, 8 Sept. 1966, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. "Two Fine Swims By Kimber." Times, 10 Aug. 1967, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "STILL, ATHOLE. "Dead-heat in medley relay." Times, 8 Aug. 1968, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ↑ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ↑ ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- 1949 births
- 2012 deaths
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Southampton
- English male medley swimmers
- British male medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games swimmers for England
- 20th-century English sportsmen