William Mather Swinden

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William Mather Swinden (1886-1964), was a male English international badminton player.[1]

William Swinden
Personal information
Country England
Born26 July 1886
Brooklands (Greater Manchester)
DiedQ3, 1964 (aged 77)
Worthing, Sussex

Badminton career

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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

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  1. ^ "History". All England Badminton.
  2. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74–78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ^ "Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport". Google Books.
  5. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Southampton, England 1926". Ancestry UK.