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Alan Kimber (1949 – 6 September 2012) was an English international swimmer.

Alan Kimber

Alan Kimber in 1966
Personal information
Born	1949 Southampton, England
Died	6 September 2012 (aged 63) Southampton, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Southampton Swimming Club
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom European Championships 1966 Utrecht 1500 m freestyle

Swimming career

He won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[1]

He started swimming aged 14, at Southampton Swimming Club, where he later coached after retirement from competitions. He missed the 1968 Summer Olympics due to a shoplifting conviction.[2] Two years later he was expelled from the national team after an incident of noisy disturbance.[3]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards freestyle title in 1966, the 440 yards freestyle in 1966 and 1967,[4][5] the 1966, 1967 and 1968 880 yards freestyle title [6][7][8] and the 1650 yards freestyle titles in 1967 and 1968.[9][10] He also won the 220 yards medley title in 1966 and the 440 yards medley title in 1966, 1967, and 1968.[11]

Personal life

He was married twice and had four sons: Anthony (b. 1974), Stuart (b. 1976), Ryan (b. 1978) and Andrew (b. 1987) and two daughters Kathryn (b. 1980) and Ann (b. 1984). He died of cancer three weeks after being hospitalized.[3]

References

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Alan Kimber (1949-2012) fue un deportista británico que compitió en natación. Ganó una medalla de plata en el Campeonato Europeo de Natación de 1966 en la prueba de 1500 m libre.[1]

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