Badminton player
| William Swinden | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  England |
| Born | 26 July 1886 Brooklands (Greater Manchester) |
| Died | Q3, 1964 (aged 77) Worthing, Sussex |
William Mather Swinden (1886-1964), was a male English international badminton player.
Badminton career
Swinden born in Cheshire was a winner of the 1923 Scottish Open and runner-up in the All England Open Badminton Championships.
He was part of the English team that toured Canada in 1925 to promote the sport on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.
References
- "History". All England Badminton.
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74–78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- "Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport". Google Books.
- "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Southampton, England 1926". Ancestry UK.
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