Roderick "Roddy" Stephen Gerrard Jones (born 2 December 1944) is a male British former

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 ...

Swimming career

Jones competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title three times (1966, 1967, 1968) and the 220 yards backstroke title in 1965.

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* * * * 1944 births Living people British male backstroke swimmers Welsh male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Newport, Wales {{UK-swimming-bio-stub