Joseph Whiteside
- October 11, 1990
- 84 years
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Joseph Whiteside, 84, English Olympic swimmer (1928, 1932).
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Joseph Whiteside was an accomplished English swimmer who represented Great Britain on the world stage.
Joseph Whiteside
d. 1990
60 Seconds: Joseph Whiteside's Life Story
A brief overview of the swimming career of English Olympian Joseph Whiteside, who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Games.
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Joseph Whiteside was an accomplished English swimmer who represented Great Britain on the world stage. Born in Bolton, he honed his skills as a member of the South Manchester Swimming Club. In 1928, he traveled to the Amsterdam Summer Olympics as part of the British relay team that finished in sixth place. He later competed at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, where he secured a silver medal in the relay event. Returning to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 1932, Whiteside finished fifth in the relay competition with his teammates. Having dedicated his early life to the sport of freestyle swimming, Joseph Whiteside passed away on October 11, 1990, at the age of 84.
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|Joseph Whiteside (4 August 1906 – 11 October 1990) was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, and England in the British Empire Games, during the late 1920s and early 1930s. White competed in freestyle swimming events.
Biography
Whiteside was born in Bolton, England, and swam for the South Manchester Swimming Club.
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he was a member of the British men's team that finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he finished fifth with the British team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. In the 100 metre freestyle contest he was eliminated in the first round.
Whiteside competed for the 1930 English team in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay competition at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he won the silver medal.
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