John Duncan Cleworth (born 20 April 1957) is a male British former

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Cleworth is a relative of

Addin Tyldesley Addin Tyldesley (21 December 1878 – 9 May 1962) was an English swimmer who competed in the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle, men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.''The 1908 Olympic G ...

, who competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. Duncan's ancestors were said to be a famous swimming family. Like his family members, he swam at the Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club, where he was later declared one of their most famous members. Cleworth competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. During the Olympics, Duncan announced that he was going to the University of Miami on a swimming scholarship''Olympic Report "76'', publisher: ''Select Press'', published: 1976 and but ended up leaving the college in 1977.''The Hurricane, January 21, 1977'', publisher: ''Miami University'', published: 1977 He represented England in the 100 and 200 metres individual medley events, at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres medley title in 1977 and 1978.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cleworth, Duncan 1957 births Living people British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Leigh, Greater Manchester Commonwealth Games competitors for England 20th-century British people