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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1918 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 2005 (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sheffield SC | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Henry Taylor (16 August 1918 – December 2005) was a male swimmer who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Taylor represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games and won a gold medal in the 330 yard medley relay[1] and a bronze medal in the 110 yard backstroke at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3]
He swam for Sheffield SC and was the Yorkshire champion in backstroke and freestyle.[4]
Personal life
[edit]During the Games in 1938 he lived at Abbey Lane, Sheffield and was a solicitor's clerk by trade.
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Young Leeds Swimemrs". Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 January 1937. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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