Christopher Walkden

Christopher Charles Walkden (18 April 1938 – 28 July 2011) was a British swimmer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Christopher Walkden

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1938-04-18)18 April 1938 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	28 July 2011(2011-07-28) (aged 73)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Beckenham SC
Medal record Swimming Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 220y breaststroke 1958 Cardiff medley relay

Biography

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Walken participated in the 200 metres breaststroke event.^[2]

In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool^[3] and subsequently represented the English team^[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event and helped England claim the bronze medal in the final of the men's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Graham Symonds, Neil McKechnie and Graham Sykes.^[5][6]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1955, 1956 and 1958.^[7][8][9]