John Service (swimmer)

John Service
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born(1930-12-04)4 December 1930
Scotland
Died28 August 1996(1996-08-28) (aged 65)
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubWestern B.C
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vancouver 3x110yd medley relay

John Burgess Service (4 December 1930 – 28 August 1996)[1] was a British swimmer[2] who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

At the 1948 Olympic Games in London, Service competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke.[4]

He represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the 220y breaststroke and medley relay events. He won the bronze medal in the medley relay.[6]

References

  1. ^ "John Service". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. ^ "John Service". Delta Sports Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Service Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ^ "McQuillan and Pat Devine for Canada". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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