Norman O'Brien
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Q1. 1942[1] Newport, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Butterfly |
| Club | Newport SC |
Norman O'Brien (born 1942) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in butterfly and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
O'Brien was born in Newport, Wales. In 1958 he was a telegraph messenger, was the Welsh junior butterfy champion and record holder.[2]
He was a member of the Newport Swimming Club[3] and in September 1957 broke the Welsh junior butterfly record after recording a time of 69 sec.[4] In March 1958 at the Empire Games trials, he set another Welsh junior record, when timed at 1 min 14.5 sec for the 110 yards butterfly, in addition to winning the senior 220 yards butterfly event.[5]
He represented the Welsh team[6] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] where he competed in the 220 yards butterfly event.[8]
References
- ^ "O'Brien Norman E". Free BMD. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "They swim for Wales". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gwent swim double hopes". Western Mail. 3 August 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Norman smashes swim record". Western Mail. 19 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New swim records". Western Mail. 10 March 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Welsh Swimming Team". Pontypridd Observer. 18 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 18 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.