Graham Sykes

Graham Sykes (20 July 1937 – 26 November 2008) was an English competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Born in Coventry, he represented Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won a gold medal in the 110 yards backstroke and a silver medal in the medley relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title five times (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960).

See also

List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1937 births

2008 deaths

Sportspeople from Coventry

English male swimmers

Male backstroke swimmers

Olympic swimmers for Great Britain

Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games