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Peter Jervis (1931–2015), was a male swimmer who competed for England.

Peter Jervis

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	1931
Died	29 June 2015 (aged 83)
Medal record Swimming Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver 220 y breaststroke

Swimming career

He represented England and won a silver medal in the 220 yards breaststroke at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2] It took the seven judges 18 minutes to determine that Jack Doms had touched home first to deny Jervis the gold.

Jervis joined the Retford Swimming Club and won four ASA National British Championships, over 220 yards breaststroke in 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954 [3][4][5][6] and held four British records. After retiring from national competition he competed in masters competitions.[7]

Personal life

In 1989 he was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy and underwent a heart transplant in 1995. He was a qualified electrician.[7]

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