William Mather Swinden
| 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.[1]
Badminton career[]
Swinden born in Cheshire [2] was a winner of the 1923 Scottish Open and runner-up in the All England Open Badminton Championships.[3]
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.[4][5]
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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