Mostyn Yanto Ffrench-Williams (12 October 1914 – 11 November 1963) was an English competition

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swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics, and swam for England at the British Empire Games, during the 1930s. Ffrench-Williams competed in

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swimming events. He was born in

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. In the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

, he finished fifth with the British team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay event. In the 100-metre freestyle competition he was eliminated in the first round. Four years later the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

in Berlin, he was a member of the British team which finished sixth with the British team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay contest at the 1936 Games. He also swam in the 100-metre freestyle event but was eliminated in the first round again. At the

1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer ...

in London, he was a member of the English team which won the silver medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle competition. In the 3×110-yard medley contest he won a bronze medal with the English team. Four years later at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney, he was part of the English team which won the gold medal in the 4×220-yard freestyle event. In Sydney he also participated in the backstroke competition.

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Mostyn Ffrench-Williams' profile at Sports Reference.com
1914 births 1963 deaths English male freestyle swimmers British male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games Swimmers from London 20th-century English sportsmen {{UK-swimming-bio-stub

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