Photos of Wigan
Photos of Wigan
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Album Contents
Wigan Album
Wigan Swimming and Water Polo
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T.S.BATTERSBY
Photo: RON HUNT
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 26083
Item #: 26083
A Will Smith's Postcard of T.S.BATTERSBY Wigan Swimming Club. Sally any info on this guy?
Comment by: Mick on 26th February 2015 at 13:22
T.S. 'Syd' Battersby won silver for the 1500 metres freestlye at the 1908 London Olympics, and later gave his medal to his employer, for allowing him time off work to train and compete.
(See "Olympic Follies: The Madness & Mayhem of the 1908 London Games: A Cautionary Tale" by Graeme Kent.)
That's wonderful, Mick! Thank you for sharing it. Is the book you mention online? Where/how can I read more of it?
Comment by: Mick on 26th February 2015 at 17:23
Sally - the book is available through Waterstones both in hard copy and as an ebook, and there are quite a few second hand volumes available on Amazon.
Comment by: MarieM on 26th February 2015 at 18:40
Ron, these photos are brilliant
Comment by: Ashley on 26th February 2015 at 19:19
A Thomas Sydney Battersby was born in Wigan (Hindley) in late 1887, so by 1908 he would have been 20 years of age, just the right age for the Olympics.
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