Royston Isaac Romain (27 July 1918 – 19 December 2010) was a British swimmer who competed in the

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in 1948 in

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He was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow. He competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time. He also represented

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and won a gold medal in the 330 yard medley relay and a silver medal in the 220 yard breaststroke 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 ...

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, New Zealand. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and continued into his 90s, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romain, Roy 1918 births 2010 deaths English male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games

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