Carlyle Atkinson (4 December 1892 – 5 August 1968) was an English competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented Great Britain at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

in Stockholm, Sweden. Atkinson advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 200-metre breaststroke before being eliminated. He finished ninth overall. He was born in

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road, A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

, England, and died in

Napier, New Zealand Napier ( ; ) is a city on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Hawke's Bay region. It is a beachside city with a seaport, known for its sunny climate, esplanade lined with Norfolk pines, and extensive Art D ...

References

External links

Carlyle Atkinson's profile at Sports Reference.com
* 1892 births 1968 deaths English male breaststroke swimmers British male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Sportspeople from Darwen Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics British emigrants to New Zealand 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub