Colin John Chambers (25 December 1926 – 7 December 2005) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

. Chambers won eight New Zealand national swimming titles: the 440 yards freestyle in 1947; the 880 yards freestyle in 1947, 1948, and 1949; and the one mile freestyle in 1946, 1947, 1948, and 1949. At the

, he competed in the 1650 yards freestyle. He finished second in his heat, in a time of 21:46.6, and was the sixth-fastest qualifier for the final. In the final, he swam the distance in 21:43.3 to finish in sixth place. His brother, Noel, won a gold medal at the same games in the 4 x 220 yards freestyle relay. Colin Chambers died in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

on 7 December 2005.

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