| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1903-07-16)16 July 1903 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 June 1981(1981-06-19) (aged 77) Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Croft House SC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reginald Flint (16 July 1903 – 19 June 1981) was an English competitive swimmer and breaststroker who represented Great Britain in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics, and England in the 1930 British Empire Games.1
Biography
Flint was born in Sheffield and swam for the Croft House Swimming Club and was a dental technician.2 He was also known as Reggie Flint during his swimming days.3
In 1924 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200-metre breaststroke event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 200-metre breaststroke competition at the 1928 Olympics.2
He won the bronze medal for the 1930 English team in the 200-yard breaststroke contest at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.4
References
References
- "Reginald Flint's profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "Reginald Flint". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Cutting Records". Sunday Express. 10 May 1931. Retrieved 30 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.