Roy Calder
New Zealand swimmer and diver
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Robert Cadzow "Roy" Calder (12 March 1904 − 1 July 1976) was a New Zealand diver who represented his country at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario. He was hampered by a back injury at the games and was forced to withdraw from the high dive,[2] but finished fourth in the springboard competition.[3]
He won the New Zealand diving championship every year except 1931 between 1926 and 1933.[4]
Calder died in 1976 and was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.[5]
References
- ^ "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Waiting events". Evening Post. 20 August 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "N.Z. first to win". Auckland Star. 18 August 1930. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming — national championships, from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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1930 New Zealand British Empire Games team
- Allan Elliot
- Ossie Johnson
- Stan Lay
- Billy Savidan
- Roy Calder
- William Fielding
- Harold Frost
- Edward Leach
- Peter McWhannell
- Mick Brough
- Arthur Eastwood
- John Gilby
- Berry Johnson
- Jack Macdonald
- Vic Olsson
- Alex Ross
- Bert Sandos
- Charles Saunders
- Rangi Thompson
- Ben Waters
Team manager: Rex Hobbs
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