Roy Romain

Royston Isaac Romain (27 July 1918 – 19 December 2010)^[1] was a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1948 in London.

Roy Romain

Romain at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Born	27 July 1918
Died	19 December 2010(2010-12-19) (aged 92) Ashford, Surrey, England
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Otter Swimming Club, London
Medal record Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1947 Monte Carlo 200 m breaststroke Representing  England British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 3×110 yd medley 1950 Auckland 220 yd breaststroke

Biography

He was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time. He also represented England and won a gold medal in the 330 yard medley relay and a silver medal in the 220 yard breaststroke at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^[2][3] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1947, 1948 and 1949.^[4][5] He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and continued into his 90s, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s.^[6][7]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)