Frederick Dove, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist
Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1917
Place of Birth: Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1980
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Frederick Dove
- Frederick Dove (27 September 1917 – 1980) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and England in the British Empire Games, during the 1930s.
- Dove competed in freestyle swimming events. Dove was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
- He was a member of Monson Swimming club and Otter swimming club. In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, whilst suffering from a viral infection, he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 100-metre freestyle. At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, he participated in the 100-yard freestyle competition and finished fourth.
- Four years later at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, he was part of the English men's team which won the gold medal in the 4×220-yard freestyle relay, as well as in the 3×110 yards medley event.
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