Norman Wainwright

Norman Wainwright (4 July 1914 – 2 May 2000) was an English freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Norman Wainwright

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1914-07-04)July 4, 1914 Stoke on Trent, England
Died	May 2, 2000(2000-05-02) (aged 85) Stoke on Trent, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Club	Hanley Swimming Club
Medal record Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1934 Magdeburg 1500 m freestyle 1938 London 4×200 m freestyle 1938 London 400 m freestyle Representing  England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney 4×220 yd freestyle 1934 London 440 yd freestyle 1934 London 4×200 yd freestyle 1934 London 1500 yd freestyle 1938 Sydney 1650 yd freestyle

Biography

Wainwright was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England.^[1]

In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metre freestyle event.^[1] Four years later he was a member of the British team which finished sixth with the British team in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition at the 1936 Games. In the 1500 metre freestyle contest he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 400 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round.^[1]

His last Olympic appearance was in 1948 when he competed with the British team in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition which did not advance to the final.^[1]

At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the English team which won the silver medal in the 4×200 yards freestyle contest.^[2] He also won a silver medal in the 440 yards event and a bronze medal in the 1500 yards competition.^[2] Four years later at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney he was part of the English team which won the gold medal in the 4×220 yards freestyle event. In Sydney he also won a bronze medal in the 1650 yards event and participated in the 110 yards backstroke competition.^[3]