fullname death_date club death_place birth_place birth_date article_title strokes name
norman standish brooks 23 september 1953 stalybridge asc oldham , england ashton-under-lyne , england 11 march 1910 norman brooks -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 freestyle norman brooks
norman brooks -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

norman standish brooks -lrb- 11 march 1910 -- 23 september 1953 -rrb- 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 .
he competed in freestyle swimming events .
at the 1928 summer olympics in amsterdam , netherlands , he competed in the qualifying heats of the men 's 100-metre freestyle .
his time was the 17th best overall ; he did not advance to the semi-finals .
two years later he won the silver medal in 100-yards freestyle competition at the inaugural 1930 british empire games in hamilton , ontario .
he won a second silver medal as a member of the english men 's team in the 4 × 200-yard freestyle relay .
brooks was born in ashton-under-lyne , greater manchester , england , and died in oldham , greater manchester , england .
he was 43 years old .
