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Joseph Whiteside

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Joseph Whiteside
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Whiteside
National team Great Britain
Born(1906-08-04)4 August 1906
Bolton, England
Died11 October 1990(1990-10-11) (aged 84)
Manchester, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSouth Manchester SC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton 4×200 yd freestyle

Joseph Whiteside (4 August 1906 – 11 October 1990) 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. White competed in freestyle swimming events.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he was a member of the British men's team that finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he finished fifth with the British team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. In the 100 metre freestyle contest he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the silver medal with the English team in 4×200-yard freestyle relay competition. In the 400-yard freestyle he finished fourth.

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